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After Haiti and Syria, Salvadoran TPS Holders Fear They’re Next

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By Eileen Grench
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When the Supreme Court announced the vote that would end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian recipients, Dalia had already been scanning the news for the decision. The 45-year-old New Yorker, born in El Salvador, had already arrived at work when she heard the news. Dalia is a project manager at a large company in Long Island City— a job she had worked toward ever since graduating from CUNY in architecture two decades earlier.
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赴美追梦，却身陷囹圄近30年：一名华裔囚犯终获减刑盼到回家这一天

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By April Xu Verified
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2026年6月11日，卢扬豪双手戴着手铐，被法警从侧门押入布鲁克林国王郡最高法院（Kings County Supreme Court）的法庭。法庭里安静得出奇，当他缓缓走向法官席时，几乎能听见自己急促的心跳声。经历了近30年的牢狱生活，这场听证会将决定他究竟会在监狱中度过余生，还是终于有机会回家。 来自中国的卢扬豪，24岁时因卷入1995年的一起绑架案，被判75年至终身监禁。这起案件发生在上世纪80、90年代重塑纽约唐人街的移民潮与帮派犯罪交织的特殊时期。 如今52岁的他，已经服刑超过28年。这一天，他拖着略显沉重的步伐走进法庭。为了参加听证会，他从位于纽约上州的格林黑文监狱（Green Haven Correctional Facility）出发，坐了三个小时囚车才抵达法庭。一路颠簸让他有些晕车，但他仍努力集中注意力，通过中文翻译仔细听着法官哈德逊（Sharen D.
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申请住房、看病、寻求市政服务不会英文怎么办？纽约免费语言帮助指南

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作为移民，向纽约市政府寻求帮助可能会让人感到紧张，尤其是在需要用英文沟通的时候。正如 独立新闻媒体Shelterforce所指出的，许多华人社区成员在申请本地服务时，常常会遇到等待时间长、流程复杂等问题，而语言障碍会让这些问题变得更困难。 有些人申请可负担住房抽签后，在等待名单上等了几个月甚至几年，却一直没有收到回复。也有人为了预约一次医生看诊，需要打好几通电话。甚至连提交投诉，也可能让人觉得困难又不知所措。 如果你或你认识的人在使用纽约市府机构服务时需要语言帮助，可以参考以下几种方式。 当你亲自前往或打电话给纽约市府机构时，例如社会福利、医疗补助（Medicaid，俗称白卡），或粮食券办公室（SNAP），你都可以要求使用自己的语言获得帮助。 纽约市政府机构提供多种语言的文件，至少包括以下10种语言：西班牙语、中文、俄语、孟加拉语、海地克里奥尔语、韩语、阿拉伯语、波兰语、乌尔都语和法语。 你可以说：“我需要一位_中文___口译员（I need a _Chinese__ interpreter.）。”口译员会保护你的个人信息，能够理解复杂术语，并准确翻译。 向市政府工作人员出示...
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The Throughline: Trump makes Self Deportation Sound Simple. Immigration Law Says Otherwise.

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By Dara Lind Verified
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The Trump administration keeps offering a single solution for immigrants worried about their futures in the United States: deport yourselves. Losing your Temporary Protected Status? Self-deport. Worried you’ll die in immigration detention? Self-deport. But what does “self-deportation” actually mean? The answer matters on two levels.
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Language Assistance Options for Immigrants in New York City

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By Aorui Pi
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Reaching out to the City for help as an immigrant can feel intimidating, especially if you are expected to communicate in English. As Shelterforce has noted, many Chinese community members, for instance, often face long waits and confusing processes when trying to access local services, and the language barrier adds to this challenge. Some spend months or even years on affordable housing lottery waitlists without hearing back.
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How to Apply for Child Support in NYC

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By Anastasia Tomkin
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In New York, both parents are legally responsible for supporting their children until they turn 21 years old. If one parent is unwilling to pay for their kid’s upkeep — including food, clothing, medical care and education — whoever is bearing the financial burden has the option of filing a child support claim with the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS).
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Immigration News Today: Immigration Detention Facilities Go Without Inspection

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By Clarissa Leon
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Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here. More than a dozen immigration detention facilities have gone over a year without inspection Fifteen of the 45 immigration detention facilities holding 500 or more people hadn’t been inspected in over 12 months as of late June, while five had no inspection on record.
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Free Home-Delivered Meals in New York City

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By Anastasia Tomkin
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Four boroughs within New York City — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens — have a higher poverty rate than that in the nation at large. Food insecurity continues to be a major issue for people with little to no financial stability across the city, including many immigrant residents. Support in the form of nutritious meals delivered straight to their doorstep is available for older folks, people with serious illness and mothers of young children, with eligibility varying according to the agency.
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One Man’s Resentencing Gives Hope to Chinese Prisoners Seeking a Second Chance After Decades in Prison

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By April Xu Verified
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With his hands cuffed behind his back, Yanghao Lu was escorted through a side door into a courtroom at Kings County Supreme Court on June 11. The courtroom was so quiet that as he walked toward the bench, he could hear his heart pounding. After nearly three decades behind bars, a hearing would determine whether he would spend the rest of his life in prison — or finally have a chance to return home.
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如何联系纽约市和纽约州政府官员

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你知道纽约市市长到底负责什么吗？他又是如何和其他纽约市、纽约州的民选官员一起工作的？这份指南会简单介绍：在纽约市政府和纽约州政府中，哪些人负责制定法律、执行法律，以及如果你有问题或需要帮助，可以如何联系他们。 即使你没有投票资格，也仍然可以参与纽约市的公共生活。 市长是由选民选出来的官员，也是纽约市政府的领导人。纽约市现任市长是曼达尼（Zohran Mamdani，音译）。市长的主要职责包括：任命各个市政府部门的负责人；提出城市预算；签署市议会通过的法案，让它们成为法律。不过，和大多数民主选举产生的领导人一样，市长也有权否决法案，阻止某项法案成为法律。 如果你想告诉市长你对他工作的看法，可以通过市长办公室的网站联系他，并发送留言。 Zohran Mamdani takes the stage at the Brooklyn Paramount to celebrate his historic win of the 2025 NYC Mayoral Election. Photo: Taurat Hossain for Documented.
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