Voices Stories by Renee Feltz
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Insecurity hits home: two counties in lower Hudson valley are first in NY State to join controversial immigration enforcement program
Juan Pablo Ramirez, president of the Jornaleros Project and an immigrant from Colombia, says employers sometimes threaten to call immigration authorities when workers ask to be paid. Now he expects they will just threaten to call the local police. That's because Rockland County, along with nearby Putnam County, has activated Secure Communities. more>
Judge orders ICE to release Secure Communities opt-out documents
Is it possible to opt-out of the controversial Secure Communities program that shares local arrest data with immigration agents? The public may know as soon as January. more>
Endangered immigrant women find safe harbor
An increasing number of abused immigrants are filing their own petition for citizenship as battered spouses of U.S. citizens, a right granted to them by the Domestic Violence Against Women Act. more>