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Anna Oakes

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As seen in: El País, MSN España, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Rolling Stone, Flipboard, The Boston Globe, The Intercept, The Nation, Hyperallergic and
Covers:  Immigration, local news, universities and free speech, housing, healthcare, technology.
Freelance reporter in (mostly) NYC covering immigration, housing, protests, and more. Fmr @THECITYNY, @columbiajourn, Bot Love @radiotopia 🤖 Signal: annao.06

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Anna Oakes is a freelance journalist and audio producer. She was born in New York City, where she covers immigration, local politics, housing, and more. She's written in both English and Spanish for publications including The City, The Intercept, Rolling Stone, Documented, Hell Gate, CTXT, and Columbia Journalism Review.

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'I am trying to live': Haitians in Mexico seek community despite broken immigration systems

'I am trying to live': Haitians in Mexico seek community despite broken immigration systems

Funding cuts, US political pressure and bureaucratic delays have left thousands of Haitians facing prolonged …

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Newark's school meal contractor also feeds an ICE detention facility. Advocates want that to end.

Newark's school meal contractor also feeds an ICE detention facility. Advocates want that to end.

There are multiple contracts between Newark Public Schools and Driscoll Foods authorizing the district to spe…

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As Senegal Faces France in the World Cup, Fans Grapple with a Complicated Past

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By Anna Oakes Verified
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Mamy Ousmane Diouf-Diop does not follow soccer closely, but she’s making an exception for the World Cup — especially Tuesday’s France-Senegal game. A manager at Saint Louis Restaurant, a Senegalese eatery in Harlem, Diouf-Diop is preparing for an influx of diners for the game. For Diouf-Diop, who immigrated from Senegal in 2008 and worked in finance before joining her family’s restaurant, a win for Senegal against its former colonizer would be almost as meaningful as winning the World Cup itself.
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As ICE and Protesters Face Off Outside Delaney Hall, Loved Ones Say Conditions Inside Are Deteriorating

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By Anna Oakes Verified
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Tensions flared between protesters and law enforcement outside of New Jersey’s Delaney Hall Thursday amid reports of the alleged mistreatment of detainees, leading to at least six arrests and renewed calls to shut down the facility. A week after conditions inside a Newark immigration detention center launched tense showdowns between protesters and law enforcement, family members say the treatment of Delaney Hall detainees is deteriorating.
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The UN Refugee Agency’s New Boss in Mexico Has Her Work Cut Out for Her

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By Anna Oakes Verified
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Migrants apprehended by United States Border Patrol agents near Yuma, Ariz., June 4, 2019. The UN Refugee Agency has a new executive in the Mexico City office, arriving amid a demanding moment for the organization in Latin America. JERRY GLASER Chiara Cardoletti is the new representative for the United Nations Refugee Agency in Mexico.
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