Thank you for recognizing our work on "At The Mercy of the Courts," an audio investigation into how President Trump undermined New York's immigration courts.
1/ We teamed up with @univisionNY to correct misinformation spreading through immigrant communities. In Spanish, we fact checked claims of miracle cures and untrue promises of pandemic aid coming from big companies and government.
2/ We worked with our readers to investigate the underutilized Immigrant Emergency Relief Program, which promised $1,000 per family. We discovered that the NYC fund was improperly regulated and closed to many undocumented residents.
When NY announced rental relief aid, tenant organizers saw red flags. The financial requirements were too stringent and the required paperwork too burdensome — and undocumented renters would almost certainly be left behind.
Immigrant workers are facing increased exploitation during the pandemic. In NYC, they're fighting back. Here's what we've seen happen in 2021 when workers come together. 🧵THREAD
Food vendors and delivery workers are on hunger strike to demand that New York #FundExcludedWorkers who have been left out of public COVID-19 relief packages.
These women have been fasting for nearly two weeks to put pressure on New York to pass a $3.5B fund that would provide emergency aid to undocumented workers.
They'll find out if their voices have been heard when the state budget is settled on April 1.
📍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. ⬇️ documentedny.com
We are constantly updating our guide to navigating the pandemic as an immigrant.
In English: documentedny.com/2020/06/11/doc…
⚡️ En español: Guía con información y ayudas relevantes para inmigrantes de NY ⬇️ THREAD twitter.com/i/events/13714…
⚡️ We ensure that the people affected by our stories are also the people reading them. Here's how we engage with our Latino readers and what's next as we learn how to work with NYC's Caribbean and Chinese immigrant communities. ⬇️ THREAD twitter.com/i/events/13769…