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Administrative Obstacles Jam Up Moving Process for NYC Shelter Residents ([link removed])
CityFHEPS, the city’s rental subsidy, can be a life-changing resource for thousands of families and individuals and a crucial intervention for addressing homelessness, stakeholders say. But the administrative process for voucher holders to get approved for permanent housing is an onerous one that undermines the program’s successes.
Processing Issues in Immigration Courts Upending New Yorkers’ Cases, Lawyers Say ([link removed])
Attorneys with New York’s Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) say they are facing logistical, technical, and communication problems with their cases, which are backlogged across the U.S. Immigration Court system.
NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Hit With Debit Card Thefts ([link removed])
Originally published in Documented
Eviction records for two large NYCHA developments converted to private management under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program show a higher eviction rate compared to the system average, Human Rights Watch found.
City Watch: New Brooklyn Councilmember Wants to Streamline Housing Aid ([link removed])
“This comes down to the inefficiencies of government,” said Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who represents Brooklyn’s 35th District. “We need to create systems that work for people, not against them.”
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--Leslie Meadows, a former housing specialist who now helps shelter residents navigate the housing process for the organization Unlock NYC
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Analysis: NYC’s Decades of Disconnect on Housing and Homelessness ([link removed])
Why has the number of homeless New Yorkers grown so much, even as the city spends billions on housing and homeless services? One part of the answer is that over four decades there has been an ongoing and fundamental disconnect between the city’s policies on homelessness and housing.
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New Brooklyn Councilmember Wants to Streamline Housing Aid
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¿Cómo los latinos perciben su vida en EE.UU. y qué se sabe de las comunidades inmigrantes negras? ([link removed])
Dos nuevos informes del Pew Research Center muestran dos caras de la inmigración hacia los Estados Unidos: uno habla de cómo los latinos perciben su vida en EE.UU., y el otro sobre cuáles son las características de las comunidades inmigrantes negras en el país.
Problemas de tramitación en las cortes de inmigración afectan los casos de neoyorquinos, dicen los abogados ([link removed])
Abogados del “Proyecto de Unidad Familiar de los Inmigrantes de Nueva York” (New York Immigrant Family Unity Project o NYIFUP por sus siglas en inglés) están enfrentando problemas logísticos, técnicos y de comunicación con sus casos a medida que se acumulan los casos atrasados.
Abogados y defensores advierten de un posible brote de COVID-19 entre los inmigrantes detenidos en el centro penitenciario del condado de Orange, NY ([link removed])
Al menos 50 inmigrantes detenidos bajo la custodia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE por sus siglas en inglés) en el centro penitenciario del condado de Orange, en Nueva York, están experimentando síntomas similares a los del COVID-19, según las organizaciones que ofrecen representación legal gratuita a los detenidos en el lugar.
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