Dear Friend,
Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter. We’re delighted to have you as we share major highlights of our work across programs at Adhikaar.
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On April 7, we officially opened our new office in New Jersey! It will be Adhikaar’s first community and worker center for our Nepali-speaking members outside of New York. [Read more…]
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In the last quarter, we won a wage theft case judgment of $49,808 from the NY Department of Labor for a wage theft case that began in 2017. [Read more…]
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From November 2023 to January of this year, we supported 241 community members with their TPS re-registration applications through our free legal clinics. [Read more…]
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In the last quarter, after six years of fighting, the legal team and plaintiffs announced the end of the Ramos/Bhattarai v. Mayorkas lawsuit. [Read more…]
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At this year’s International Women’s Day, or “Nari Diwas” we celebrated with the theme “Women's Leadership in Immigrant Rights.” We celebrated and reflected on Nepali-speaking women's leadership in advancing TPS justice since 2015 and gathered hundreds of members to the full-day event. [Read more…]
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With our growing TPS/Immigration membership base in Texas, our immigration team went to Austin in March and organized a TPS information session for dozens of Nepali-speaking members who were interested in engaging in the TPS Redesignation campaign. [Read more…]
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During a lobby visit to the NY State Capitol, our Nail Salon member leader Kalpana shared her story which was so moving that Assemblymember Jen Lunsford agreed to cosponsor the #AllHandsIn bill on the spot- bringing our total number of supporters to 29 in the State Assembly. [Read more…]
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In March, Adhikaar youth members came together for our first youth event of the year. It was led by our youth leaders Aayushma, Lubina, and Prasidika. [Read more…]
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We hope you enjoy reading our newsletter. Thank you for being with us on this journey of human rights and social justice for all. Your donation helps Adhikaar meet the challenges of today and work to build a system that works for all of us.
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In solidarity,
The Adhikaar team
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