He Fled Death Threats for Being Gay, Applied for Asylum and Married a U.S. Citizen. ICE Arrested Him Anyway
by Gwynne Hogan This article was originally published on June 27 3:35 p.m. ED by THE CITY When Fit...
Tag: Immigration
Migrants Sell Snacks in Downtown Brooklyn While Waiting on Work Permits
By Ximena Del Cerro, Brooklyn Paper More than half a dozen immigrants have set up makeshift stand...
Migrants Face Bureaucracy That Thwarts Effort to Find Financial Independence, Leave City Shelters
By Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY Fleeing from drug cartels in his native Colombia, Jonathan Ochoa is j...
Gay Jamaican Immigrant in Brooklyn Navigates a Quest for Asylum
By Matt Tracy, Gay City News A gay man who experienced rampant homophobia in his home country of ...
Bushwick Flower Stalls Create Hubs of Peace, Small Business Opportunities for Local Immigrants
It’s 8 a.m. on an overcast Bushwick morning. The J train rumbles overhead. A man asks for change a...
Brooklyn Community Groups Aid Asylum Seekers With Hot Meals, Translation Services
Brooklynites from around the borough are rushing to the aid of asylum seekers arriving in New York C...
Family of Victim Still Seeking Justice One Year After ICE Shooting in Gravesend
The shooting of a Mexican man in Gravesend by Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked protests a...
Locals on Edge After Warnings of Possible ICE Raids in Fort Greene, Red Hook
Brooklyn’s immigrant communities are on high alert after a group of plainclothes law enforcement o...
Guide to giving: Nonprofit organizations doing great work year-round in Queens
Image source: Sunset Parkerpix on Flickr - food donations to Rockaways residents after Hurricane S...
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