Harsh policies targeting unhoused people in the so-called sanctuary city ensnare newly arrived migrants, who now have fewer places to turn for shelter and support
Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn hosts “Torture Island,” a new exhibition by the Rikers Public Memory Project
Prison security cameras should be controlled by an independent third party in order for corrections officers to be held accountable, activist says
Trump revoked a 2011 policy that limited where U.S. immigration enforcement officials could make arrests; some churches have already been raided
The lawsuit comes as nearly 200 Harvard students, staff, and faculty file discrimination complaints
New York has a duty to protect migrant communities from detention and deportation by strengthening state-wide sanctuary protections and ending ICE detention
The New York governor’s pro-survivor brand is marred by her practice of abandoning survivors to abusive state cages
Karen refugee Nyah Mway was shot by police last June, fueling protests for accountability from the city and programs for local youth
As political attacks on a drug overdose prevention site in New York City ramp up, the center continues its research-backed, lifesaving work
With Trump’s reelection and high stakes on abortion, immigration, and more, advocates say now is the time to focus on local and state organizing
With the future of abortion rights hanging in the balance and a new president with a conservative stance on the issue, advocates look ahead to local efforts
Some in Philadelphia, which has the second-largest concentration of Puerto Ricans on the mainland U.S., said they were now more motivated to vote
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