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Today we are releasing Wage Theft Monitor — the largest public repository of data on New York businesses found guilty of wage theft. This is the culmination of a five-year effort to provide more transparency about the conditions New York workers face. 🗺:

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We spoke to the Halal food cart vendors who recorded a viral video of Stuart Seldowitz, a former Obama adviser, launching an Islamophobic rant. He's a regular menace on the Upper East Side — and police refused to do anything about it.

Former Obama Adviser Seldowitz Arrested For Harassment, Hate Crimes Against Halal Vendors -...

Stuart Seldowitz, a former senior political officer from Obama's era, launched Islamophobia attacks on Halal cart vendors in NYC.

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@itslaylas BREAKING: NYPD has charged Stuart Seldowitz with aggravated harassment in the second degree, harassment, hate crime/stalking, stalking to cause fear, and stalking at place of employment.

Former Obama Adviser Seldowitz Arrested For Harassment, Hate Crimes Against Halal Vendors -...

Stuart Seldowitz, a former senior political officer from Obama's era, launched Islamophobia attacks on Halal cart vendors in NYC.

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NEW: Stuart Seldowitz has been arrested. Charges against him are pending. Here's what Muslim street vendors had to say about his campaign of Islamophobic attacks:

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UPDATE in Street Vendor Case in Our Community: The Suspect is in NYPD custody and has been arrested. Thank you to @NYPD19Pct for their swift investigation. Hate and harassment have no place in our community.

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Prior to an Islamophobic video of Stuart Seldowitz, a former adviser to President Obama, going viral — his victims reached out to police to stop his harassment. “The police said ‘we can’t do anything, this is New York,’” a street vendor told us.

Former Obama Adviser Seldowitz Arrested For Harassment, Hate Crimes Against Halal Vendors -...

Stuart Seldowitz, a former senior political officer from Obama's era, launched Islamophobia attacks on Halal cart vendors in NYC.

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Democrats call on Biden to empower asylum seekers with work authorizations and eliminate the 150-day waiting period. “I personally believe that the White House has been inconsistent in its stance on work authorization,” @AOC told us.

AOC: White House Needs To "Get Out of Our Way" - Documented

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls on President Biden to empower asylum seekers with work authorizations and eliminate the 150-day waiting period.

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Federal and state investigators determined that employers have stolen more than $52 million from restaurant workers, making it the industry with the highest rate of wage theft in the state. NEW @MaxSiegelbaum investigation with @propublica

Restaurant Workers Lost $52 Million to Wage Theft - Documented

New York employers stole $52 million from restaurant workers from 2017 to 2021 – and face few consequences, exclusive wage theft data shows.

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Amazon wants to settle in Queens - which has about 50% immigrant residents - and do business with ICE at the same time.

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Amazon met with ICE officials over facial-recognition system that could identify immigrants - but they don't have a contract

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🚨 Documented launches , a homepage for newly arrived asylum seekers. This is the essential guide for Day 1 in NYC with clear information about how to access shelter, food, free legal help, language classes and more.

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✨ Documented has hired 3 multilingual journalists to deepen our coverage of New York's immigrant communities! Our community correspondents will work with residents to answer questions and serve news in the format and language that suit them. THREAD/

Meet Documented’s Community Correspondents for Immigration News

Newly hired multilingual journalists have the task of creating immigration news with New York's immigrant communities.

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Indigenous immigrants are often mistakenly assumed to be part of a monolithic Spanish-speaking group. Without translators of their languages — Nahuatl and Zapotec to name a few — these immigrants can't communicate at high-stakes deportation hearings.

New York’s Dire Need for Indigenous Interpreters - Documented

Many speakers of indigenous languages are unable to get the communicate support they need, especially in immigration court cases.

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Fisayo Okare has joined the Documented team as our newsletter writer. She is a @columbiajourn graduate and a former journalist with @stearsbusiness . She also co-wrote a @YIAGA book about young legislators who overcame threats to win elections in Nigeria. Please welcome @fisvyo !

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For asylum seekers, we developed a compact Spanish booklet with crucial information on local assistance, free internet access, and mental health support. When we distributed these at respite centers, we learned about the migrant experience in NYC. Share:

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This grant from @macfound will help us grow our nonprofit newsroom's accountability, investigative and engagement reporting on issues affecting the immigrant communities of New York City at this critical time.

MacArthur Foundation

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🎉We're proud to announce our first set of grants to support pooled and aligned grantmaking for #PressForward ! These grants include funding for infrastructure support and shared services, along with direct support for eight local newsrooms. Learn more⬇️

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1/ We are hiring! As New York's only newsroom that creates journalism with and for immigrants, we are seeking community-oriented people to join our growing team. ⬇️ We have three positions open.

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@DavidKlion Thank you for sharing our work.

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At the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, immigrants held a demonstration in support Of #BuildBackBetter 's path to citizenship. "We waited far too long and need citizenship this year," says @NICE4Workers . 📍Documented original by @CestRommel

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1/ Our newsroom uses WhatsApp to communicate with undocumented immigrants in NYC. Here's how it works and what we've learned. 🧵+ THREAD

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Although the hunger strike was difficult, the outpouring of support @NYTWA co-founder Javid Tariq witnessed made it much less difficult, he said. It warmed his heart to be able to feed his fellow drivers at a recent celebration.

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Undocumented children are now covered for health insurance in New Jersey. "We need to be shouting it from the rooftops," says @NJAIJ .

Health insurance for undocumented kids in NJ | NJ Spotlight News

Health care and immigrant advocates welcome the new program but say the state is not doing enough to promote it.

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Our story about NY court staff helping ICE make arrests highlights something really important: defense attorneys have been saying this for a while. Officials (wrongly) denied it. We’re just making it official.

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That arrest galvanized a protest movement by public defenders in NYC against ICE arrests in & around courthouses. Now with the conclusive proof provided by @Documentedny perhaps NY Chief Judge Janet DiFiore will finally act to bar ICE from courthouses.

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As New York's only immigrant-centric newsroom, we spent over a year talking to Chinese immigrants about their views on local media. 👇🏽 Here are 5 things we learned.

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From 2017 to 2021, New York employers stole $52 million from restaurant workers, an analysis by Documented and @ProPublica shows.

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📍We are NYC's only newsroom that creates journalism for and about immigrants. This thread has everything you need to know about our community-centered approach, library of resources, upcoming events and how to get involved with our newsroom. ⬇️

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"I want to die if I don’t have my justice," said this 50-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh who went on hunger strike with other taxi owners to demand debt relief. "We are going to fight back." 📍From @AmirKhafagy91

New York Taxi Drivers Win Their Fight Against Medallion Debt

The taxi drivers hunger strike is successful as City Hall decided to ease their financial woes. Changes to debt will bring them "respect and dignity."

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There are roughly 12,700 asylum seekers in the NYC shelter system. We created a city guide to help them find shelter, legal help and more. 📍 Share to help us connect new arrivals with the resources they need. (En español en el siguiente tweet)

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At the height of the pandemic, @MTA ceased 24-hour service so that subway cleaners could disinfect the trains between 1 and 5 a.m. For this essential service, immigrant workers were illegally underpaid and fired when they spoke out. Read more:

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NEW: When an asylum seeker is picked up at the border, most of the time they're sent thousands of miles away to an ICE processing center in Batavia. When they're released, they're left at an isolated gas station unable to get back to their U.S. families.

ICE is Leaving Detainees at a Remote Gas Station in New York

Advocates rush to provide coats, food, hotel rooms and travel plans when ICE releases detainees into rural New York in the dead of winter.

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Congrats to Nicolás Ríos, @Documentedny Audience & Community Director, who has been nominated as @INN Emerging Leader of the Year. @nicorios leads our newsroom engagement with Latino, Chinese and Caribbean immigrant audiences.

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Immigrant workers built the condo with the highest sellout price in New York of $832 million. Then, the contractor declared bankruptcy without paying dozens of people. Now, these workers are organizing to get their wages back. Read and share:

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[1/7] Today is @Documentedny 's one year anniversary! Co-founders @MaxSiegelbaum and @mazsidahmed met in @columbiajourn and teamed up with @Civil to launch the only website that exclusively covers immigrant communities across New York. Check out some highlights from our 1st year:

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1/ We're hiring for 3 (!) positions at our award-winning newsroom. Our reporting brings crucial information to immigrants and the professionals who serve them. Please share this thread of journalism jobs with folks who care about immigrant communities. ⬇️

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NEW: Two immigrants caught Frank James, the Brooklyn subway shooter. These men escaped poverty and war in their home countries and came together to end an incident that terrorized NYC. 📍Documented original by @Giuliamcdnr

Two Immigrants Caught the Subway Shooter. Here's How They Got to America.

Two immigrant New Yorkers made the call that led to the Brooklyn subway shooter being caught. Here are the stories of how they got to the US.

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"The day the video was uploaded, Sam’s cart saw such a boost in business that he could barely make time to talk to a reporter. Customers, both regulars and first-timers, lined up to show support." ⬇️ NYC responds to the viral video of Stuart Seldowitz

Former Obama Adviser Seldowitz Arrested For Harassment, Hate Crimes Against Halal Vendors -...

Stuart Seldowitz, a former senior political officer from Obama's era, launched Islamophobia attacks on Halal cart vendors in NYC.

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After flying to India to visit his father dying of COVID, Ashu Mahajan found himself stranded when he could not get a consulate appointment until February 2022. He's home now because NJ Sen. Menendez personally intervened. 📍Original by @maryannkoruth

India Travel Ban Leaves Hundreds of Employees Stranded - Documented

New York and New Jersey residents are stuck oversees due to visa issues and President Biden issuing an India travel ban as COVID-19 rages.

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✨ Human rights journalists @luciacholakian and @LaColo_Marina are visiting from Argentina on @ICFJ 's Emerging Media Leaders fellowship. Lucía and Rosario will work with Documented in NYC for the next month. They're dying to know: where are the best empanadas in the city?

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1/ Home attendants and working rights advocates are gathering in front of the Chinese-American Planning Council @cpc_nyc office to urge payback of owed wages for home attendants who have worked 24-hour workdays with only 13 hours of pay. Here's what reporter @CestRommel learned.

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Immigrants on strike changed the taxi industry and restored hope for the 25,000-member union @NYTWA .

New York Taxi Drivers Win Their Fight Against Medallion Debt

The taxi drivers hunger strike is successful as City Hall decided to ease their financial woes. Changes to debt will bring them "respect and dignity."

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Adriana Lacy has joined the Documented team as Deputy Audience Director. @Adriana_Lacy is the founder and president of @adrianalacyco and a journalism lecturer at Brandeis University. She joins the Audience & Community team under Director @nicorios . Welcome, Adriana! 🎉

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Breaking: NYPD has charged Stuart Seldowitz with aggravated harassment in the second degree, harassment, hate crime/stalking, stalking to cause fear, and stalking at place of employment. Follow Documented reporter @AmirKhafagy91 for updates.

Former Obama Adviser Seldowitz Arrested For Harassment, Hate Crimes Against Halal Vendors -...

Stuart Seldowitz, a former senior political officer from Obama's era, launched Islamophobia attacks on Halal cart vendors in NYC.

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After the NYC Department of Sanitation purged Corona Plaza, street vendors banded together in a 24/7 protest. Read & share:

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1/ TODAY, we released 100+ pages of data about Chinese and Caribbean immigrants in NYC. We hope this report will help leaders, researchers and other nonprofits better understand the barriers faced by these communities. Share and help us reach more people:

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On Sunday, a 32-year-old migrant mother of two died by suicide at a Queens shelter. Our interviews with her husband and friends lay bare the bleak reality faced by newly arrived migrants. A window into her family's story:

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An apartment fire in Harlem injured 17 residents and killed one — Fazil Khan, a data journalist from New Delhi. His friends and family remember him as a "humble, generous person". ✍️ @fisvyo

Remembering Journalist Fazil Khan, Sole Casualty in Harlem Building Fire - Documented

Khan, a meticulous data journalist, was the sole death in Harlem apartment fire that injured at least 17 others.

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🧵 These proposed laws would shut down employers who steal wages from workers. Learn more: @MorePerfectUS

Proposed Wage Theft Legislation Would Strip Violators of Ability to Do Business - Documented

To combat pervasive wage theft in New York, three new bills were introduced in the legislature that would punish violators.

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THREAD: New York lawmakers have introduced three bills that would make it almost impossible for businesses to operate in the state if they steal workers’ wages. If these bills become law, any boss that steals over $1,000 from workers could be forced to shut down.

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Exclusive: Roughly 500 asylum seekers have had no access to showers and sporadic access to air conditioning for eight days. “Right now, we feel itchy in our body because it’s been so long, we didn’t take shower,” one asylum seeker said. ✍️ @fisvyo

Lack of Functional Showers Plagues New Brooklyn Shelter Hosting 500+ Asylum Seekers for Over a Week...

Roughly 500 asylum seekers have had no access to showers and sporadic access to air conditioning for eight days.

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NYPD is on track to issue more tickets to street vendors this year than in 2019, despite the fact that street vendors are now outside of NYPD jurisdiction. ✍️ @AmirKhafagy91 / @Report4America

De Blasio Promised that the NYPD Would Stop Policing Food Vendors. Mayor Adams Has Reversed Course...

NYPD does not have jurisdiction over food vendors, yet they continue to issue tickets and in some cases, harass and bully vendors.

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🧵 One week ago, we reported that survivors of the Bronx fire barely saw any of the donations raised in their name. Today, @NYCMayor announced that he was sharing an additional $3M with the 150 affected families.

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With @NYCMayor announcing that $3 million in cash assistance will go to the victims of January's Bronx fire, local newsrooms like @Documentedny are proving how powerful and vital local journalism can be. When reporters and community members come together, anything is possible

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1/ For Documented, @CestRommel spoke with over a dozen undocumented New Yorkers who have for years — some, more than a decade — slept on city streets or languished in the shelter system. In their own words, these are the stories of NYC's hidden community.

The Perils of Being Homeless and Undocumented - Documented

Unable to access local and state financial assistance, homeless undocumented immigrants struggle to leave New York City’s shelters

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A woman took her own life at a local shelter yesterday. Mayor Eric Adams states "this tragedy is a reminder that we have an obligation to do everything in our power to help those in need." @Documentedny will update if we learn any more details.

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1/ Sandra Castaneda spent 19 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit before her conviction was overturned. Then California’s prison system turned her over to ICE. By @SamTLevin @guardian

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NEW: Just before Christmas, ICE suddenly docketed a bunch of cases for detained immigrants at the facility that's normally for non-detained folks. Lawyers had no idea. People were deported w/o ever seeing an attorney. From @FelipeDLH .

Surprise Docket Leaves NYC ICE Detainees Unrepresented in Court - Documented

The skinny 18-year-old Honduran sat off to the right side of the immigration courtroom, shackled at the hands and waist and alone except for the interpreter translating the proceedings to him. The...

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New York City's main immigration court's internal system crashed on Monday. The Executive Office for Immigration Review still refuses to fully cancel court, despite pleas from judges, defense attorneys and ICE attorneys. New story from @leomschwartz

Chaos in New York’s Immigration Courts as System Crashes and Judges Call for All Activity to Stop -...

On Monday, the technological infrastructure crashed at one of New York City’s main immigration courts, casting the system into further disarray. Judge Amiena Khan, a sitting New York City immigrat...

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After NYPD arrested a Muslim man during prayers, the community decided officers would no longer be allowed in the mosque. NEW from @rebecca_chowd

Outrage Over an Arrest Leads Mosque to Reevaluate Relationship with NYPD - Documented

A Muslim man's arrest at his mosque shows how NYPD surveillance of Muslims continues to tear apart immigrant communities.

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⭐️ We’re excited to welcome @AmirKhafagy91 to Documented as a @Report4America corps member covering immigrant labor in New York.

Amir Khafagy Joins Documented as an Immigrant Labor Reporter - Documented

Amir Khafagy has joined Documented as a Report For America corps member. He will cover immigrant labor in New York.

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NEW: Over a 5-year period analyzed by @ProPublica and @Documentedny , the NY Dept. of Labor determined that $126M in wages had been stolen from workers. The agency has failed to recover more than half of those wages.

NYS Department of Labor Fails to Recover $79 Million in Stolen Wages - Documented

The New York Department of Labor still needs to recover 63% of stolen wages during a five-year period analyzed by ProPublica and Documented.

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1/ We are thrilled to be a participant in the #GNIChallenge ! Next year we’ll be doing in-depth research to bring to life projects that will help newsrooms better reach Chinese and Caribbean immigrant communities.

With Google News Initiative Award, Documented Expands to More Communities

Documented is one of 25 North American newsrooms to receive funding from Google News Initiative to address the needs of local news audiences.

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A tent center that will house up to 1,000 migrants is scheduled to open this week in the Bronx. Advocates who have been working with incoming asylum seekers have concerns. Read more:

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🎉 April Xu has joined Documented as a Chinese community correspondent. She'll be creating journalism for New York's Chinese immigrant community. She joins us from the NY bureau of @singtaodaily and has held fellowships with @USCAnnenberg @CUNY and @montclairstateu . Welcome!

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This Chinatown association tried to help Chinese immigrants who cannot return to China remotely renew their Chinese driver’s licenses and other documents during the pandemic. Then it became part of an FBI investigation.

After FBI Arrests, Chinatown Leaders Deny 'Secret Police Station' Allegations - Documented

The FBI has arrested two Chinese agents allegedly tied to a secret police station in NYC the Chinese government used to keep tabs on dissidents.

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Want immigration news in Spanish? Know a person or organization who might? On Thursday, we launch Documented Semanal, a free WhatsApp group where @FelipeDLH will share news, you can ask us questions, and more. Come join us here:

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1/ Some good news: We're hiring for two positions through @Report4America ! Help us spread the word as we grow our immigrant-centric newsroom at . ⬇️ Job descriptions are below.

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Dreamer Santos Veloz has lost three jobs because of #DACA renewal processing delays at @USCIS . “Imagine going to work and basically seeing a time clock on your future,” she said. ⬇️ We spoke to 100 Dreamers 10 years after DACA was enacted #DACA10

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We're 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 to share this news! Our service will allow workers in NYC to quickly find out if a business has a history of wage theft. Stolen wages amount to $965 million every year and 300,000 New Yorkers are affected – many of which are immigrants.

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Congratulations to the first-ever winners of the Community Network Grants. We're pleased to partner with the Facebook Journalism Project and to support your great work, @Appalachia100 , @BlockClubCHI , @CPublicPress , @Chalkbeat , @CrosstownLA , @Detour_Detroit , @Documentedny ...

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Applications are open for the Isaac Rauch Fellowship at Documented. This six-month fellowship comes with a $10,000 stipend to support journalism about immigrants.

Applications Open for Isaac Rauch Fellowship at Documented - Documented

The six-month Isaac Rauch Fellowship includes a $10,000 stipend to support journalism about immigrants.

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Prior to an Islamophobic video of Stuart Seldowitz, a former adviser to President Obama, going viral — his victims reached out to police to stop his harassment. “The police said ‘we can’t do anything, this is New York,’” a street vendor told us.

Former Obama Adviser Seldowitz Arrested For Harassment, Hate Crimes Against Halal Vendors -...

Stuart Seldowitz, a former senior political officer from Obama's era, launched Islamophobia attacks on Halal cart vendors in NYC.

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🎉Thank you to @spj_tweets for recognizing our newsroom's efforts to help Latino immigrants navigate the pandemic. We're nominated for two 2021 @deadlineclub awards! Congrats to the team: @KevinTDugan @nicorios @RebekahFWard @Jose_Pagliery @AlissaEscarce and @LatinoUSA !

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In New York, this LGBTQ couple says they are able to enjoy freedom that was impossible in their home country of Guyana. "Everything that I dreamed of as a child growing up, is happening right now,” they shared with reporter @ralphthjo .

Fleeing Persecution in Guyana, LGBTQ Couple's Life in New York is a "Dream Come True" - Documented

Sean Marcus and RarePearl, an LGBTQ couple from Guyana, have found that their love is stronger than the discrimination they faced.

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Oh what a year, oh what a night! Thank you for coming out to celebrate our birthday with us! We are feeling the love. Help us keep going for another four years--and another four more:

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🚨Just passed!🚨 Many New Yorkers are not fully informed that deportation could be a consequence if they take a plea deal in a criminal case. The Court Notifications bill allows noncitizens to receive critical legal advice. Read more:

Court Notifications Bill Guarantees Immigrants Are Warned Before They Take a Plea Deal - Documented

The Court Notifications Bill would require the courts to inform immigrants before accepting a plea that the plea could result in deportation.

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🚨BREAKING: The NY legislature just passed the Court Notification Bill, protecting immigrants’ constitutional rights and preventing wrongful deportations by ensuring notification of possible immigration consequences when facing criminal charges.

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🙋🏽 We created a guide to help migrants find housing, legal help & more. Now, we're spreading the word. Documented journalists visited the Asylum Seeker Resource Navigation Center and a Bronx shelter to connect new arrivals with & .

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🤩 We've received the 2021 Game-Changer Award from @INN ! Learn more about how we use Whatsapp to connect with our readers who are undocumented.

Documented en WhatsApp - Documented

La comunidad en WhatsApp más importante para inmigrantes e indocumentados latinos de Nueva York. Noticias e información útil todas las semanas

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Winner of Game-Changer (medium newsroom): @Documentedny for their use of WhatsApp to reach Spanish-speaking immigrants #inny2021

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A judge tore into the federal government for pulling the rug from under Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and making it virtually impossible for many juveniles to apply. Via @KlasfeldReports . Cameo in here by @VoltaireLaFlare .

US Faces Judicial Broadside for Immigration Policy Shift

A federal judge roasted government lawyers Monday over the Trump administration’s undermining of a nearly 40-year-old program meant to protect young immigrants abused, abandoned or neglected in their...

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One day after we revealed that ICE attempted an arrest in a Pelham, NY courthouse, @Biaggi4NY and advocates rallied for the passage of the Protect Our Courts Act

Lawmakers Respond to ICE Courthouse Near-Arrest in Pelham - Documented

On Thursday, after Documented reported that ICE agents had appeared at a courthouse one day after a new rule was created to limit their access, a group of lawmakers and dozens of advocates gathered...

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A bill in NYC city council would end 24-hour shifts for home health workers. So why is their union @1199SEIU trying to kill the bill? “I think it’s crystal clear what 1199’s intent is,” says an organizer with @FlushingWorkers / @aiwcampaign .

Healthcare Worker Union is Fighting a Bill that Would End 24 Hour Shifts for Home Health Aides -...

Home healthcare workers are campaigning against 1199SEIU, the union that represents them, because the union is continuing to support 24-hour shifts.

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Mayor Eric Adams positioned himself as a defender of immigrants rights on the campaign trail. Now he has a different message for immigrants: don’t come to New York.

The Two-Sided Nature of New York’s Immigration Policy and Politics - Documented

Mayor Eric Adams positioned himself as a defender of immigrants rights on the campaign trail. Now he has a different message: don’t come to New York.

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“I have been a target since I was elected as a Muslim woman,” Hanif told Documented. “With my rich student activism history at Brooklyn College, it is a perfect storm for right-wing forces and institutions to target me.” ✍️ @AmirKhafagy91

Canary Mission Targets City Council Member for Pro-Palestinian Comments - Documented

Canary Mission recently added NYC Council Member Shahana Hanif to their list list of individuals that promote "hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews" after she called for a ceasefire and denounced...

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Yang Song, who fell to her death during an NYPD raid, catalyzed organizers to support immigrant sex workers and demand reduced policing. We're thinking of her life today and what has to change to protect Asian-Americans from violence. @emma_a_whitford

One Year on From Yang Song's Death, Asian Sex Worker Advocates Call for Reduced Policing - Docume...

Exactly one year after she fell to her death during an NYPD vice raid in Flushing, Queens, dozens of sex workers and their allies joined the family of 38-year-old Yang Song on 40th Road, yesterday....

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“Sometimes we have to flip their body every 2 hours. Sometimes they don’t sleep, they watch TV. So we have to stay awake.” ⬇️ Home health workers stay up all night with patients who have serious conditions, but they aren't paid for a full 24-hour shift

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1/ What is the life of an undocumented worker worth? Without them, NYC's $55.5B construction industry could not exist. But when they die at buildings that lack safety measures, they disappear without a trace. To hold developers accountable, read and share our investigations.

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🧵 What to know about #abortion access for immigrants and people traveling to New York "New York City will continue to provide access to safe, legal abortions and quality reproductive healthcare to ANYONE who needs it." — @NYCHealthCommr #RoeVsWade #SCOTUS @LatinaInstitute

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Meet the 12 workers of Pindar Vineyards who formed the first farmworkers union in New York.

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The recent apartment fire in the Bronx began when a space heater did not function properly. Negligent management is to blame, says @bkcianyc , as people resort to fire hazards to maintain heat in poorly managed apartments.

'Not Happening in White Communities': The Data Behind NYC Fires

The recent tragic fire in the Bronx is part of a pattern: devastating blazes happen more often in Black neighborhoods. Advocates want to change that.

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Since the pandemic hit NYC, rumors have spread through social media and mobile apps. We put out a call for our audiences to send us all of the messages they wanted us to fact check. The following are the 10 most common

The Cure for COVID-19 is a Hair Found in a Bible and Other Misinformation Fact-checked - Documented

This article is also available in Spanish This article was produced in collaboration with Univision 41 Since the City shut down in March, rumors about the coronavirus and the country’s response have...

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Did you know that under the First Amendment, you can sell books, magazines, newspapers, or art without a street vendor license?

How to Apply for a Street Vendor Permit and License in New York City - Documented

In order to sell in public streets in NYC, you will need a General Vendor License or a Mobile Food Vending (MFV) Permit and license.

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1/ Documented has created resource guides for NYC immigrants who speak Chinese and Haitian Creole. These groups who are underserved by the media now have a central place to find out to navigate life in NYC in their languages.

Documented Launches News Service for Chinese and Caribbean Immigrants - Documented

As New York’s only newsroom dedicated to serving immigrants, we are publishing useful info for immigrants who speak Chinese and Haitian Creole.

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Wage theft is essentially “the business model” for restaurants, says @MaketheRoadNY . More than 60% of restaurant workers living in New York City are immigrants. ⬇️ Uncovering the depths of wage theft in New York, an investigation with @propublica

Restaurant Workers Lost $52 Million to Wage Theft - Documented

New York employers stole $52 million from restaurant workers from 2017 to 2021 – and face few consequences, exclusive wage theft data shows.

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1/ We're hiring for 3 (!) positions at our newsroom. Our reporting brings crucial information to immigrants and the professionals who serve them. Please share this thread of journalism jobs with our award-winning team. ⬇️

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In the first lawsuit of its kind in New Jersey, migrant parents are suing the U.S. government for trauma caused by Trump's family separation policy.

Immigrant Parents Seek $6 Million in Family Separation Lawsuit - Documented

Biden had started settlement negotiations compensate people who suffered Trump's family separation policy, but the administration dropped it.

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Mayor Adams raised eyebrows for awarding a no-bid $432 million contract to DocGo, a for-profit medical services firm with no expertise in migrant services. Now, the city is taking away his emergency deal-making authority.

Mayor Adams Loses Emergency Powers After DocGo CEO Fiasco - Documented

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has revoked Mayor Eric Adams’ emergency powers to make deals with contractors for migrant services without prior approval.

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Pabitra had 7 miscarriages in 8 years when she worked as a nail tech. Like most of her coworkers at the time, she was not proficient in English and didn't understand the warning labels on nail polish bottles: "These chemicals can cause reproductive harm."

Nail Salon Workers Say Proper Ventilation Can Protect Their Reproductive Health - Documented

New legislation in New York state ensures ventilation protections as nail salon chemicals can harm reproductive health, studies have shown.

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📚We want to make it easier for all to understand the U.S. immigration system. Follow our glossary for a simple breakdown of visa types and immigration terms.

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Documented was selected as a finalist in three categories in the Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION) awards and one category for the Online Journalism Awards for the organization’s work on WhatsApp and covering the coronavirus pandemic.

Documented Selected as Finalists in LION and Online Journalism Awards - Documented

Documented was selected as a finalist in three categories in the Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION) awards and one category for the Online Journalism Awards for the organization’s work...

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This immigration lawyer took thousands of dollars from families while his fraudulent practices put their futures in danger. Learn more about Kofi Amankwaa and his clients who basically paid to be deported. ⬇️ Bronx immigration lawyer arrested for fraud

Lawyer Kofi Amankwaa Arrested for Defrauding Immigrants, US. Government

Bronx Lawyer Kofi Amankwaa scammed hundreds of immigrants, and some were even deported, law enforcement authorities said.

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The immigrant-led labor movement in the car wash industry in New York is confronting a business model that has relied on gross underpayment and wage theft. But powerful groups are blocking workers from organizing.

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"When a child is forced to leave a shelter, their place in the school community is threatened," said @ShahanaFromBK , calling the administration limiting families in shelters to 60-day stays "a new low." NEW from @Giuliamcdnr / @Report4America

Shelter Eviction Policy "Harms Children," NYC Councilmember States at DOE Hearing - Documented

"We think that it harms children ultimately,” Councilmember Carlina Rivera said of the 60-day-notice policy

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Queens continues to have the highest prostitution arrest rate in the city — after the Queens District Attorney (a supporter of the controversial Nordic Model) promised voters she would not prosecute prostitution charges. ✍️ @AmirKhafagy91 @Report4America

Despite Reforms, Sex Workers in New York Still Live in Fear of Arrest - Documented

Several of New York City's district attorneys promised to stop trying prostitution cases, but some sex workers are still be prosecuted, data shows.

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We spent the past year investigating New York's immigration court system. Today we released a partnership with @LatinoUSA on one family's journey through the system:

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New York has distributed less than $1 million of the $27 million relief fund it pledged for undocumented immigrants after Hurricane Ida. From @THECITYNY / @J__Velasquez / @sssmaldo

The future of any leftover money is unclear but advocates and some lawmakers are pushing for the...

The future of any leftover money is unclear but advocates and some lawmakers are pushing for the creation of a permanent relief fund for undocumented folks affected by disasters.

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The NYPD promised to reduce prostitution arrests to build trust in immigrant communities. But prostitution-related “loitering” charges are up, and attorneys worry they’re targeting undocumented people. Our co-publish with @Jezebel , by @emma_a_whitford .

Surge in Prostitution Related Loitering Charges Affects Undocumented Immigrants - Documented

This article is co-published with Jezebel, a national news publication covering gender, politics, and culture. Jessica, a 23-year-old transgender woman living in Queens, stopped going to the LGBTQ-...

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