‘Really Extreme Fear’: Advocates See Uptick in Young Migrants Afraid to Go to Court
As the Trump administration ramps up its deportation efforts through courthouse arrests, more migrant youth—many of whom are, or were recently, living in city shelters—are seeking guidance on how to navigate their immigration hearings.
“The numbers have just—we can’t keep up,” said Beth Baltimore, the deputy director of the legal services center at The Door, a youth-focused nonprofit in Manhattan. “We’re unable to even meet with everybody at this time because there’s more people coming with really extreme fear. So people are coming and saying: ‘I’m scared to go to immigration court. What do I do?’”
What's ahead this week in housing: The Bronx Defenders will host a “know your rights” workshop Wednesday on the McKinney-Vento Act, a federal law that supports students in temporary housing (if they are homeless, living in a shelter, living with family, living in a hotel or motel, or are an unaccompanied youth). Plus, six affordable housing lotteries close to applicants this week.
