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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 1d

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One lawyer. 2,346 fraudulent Violence Against Women Act petitions = 47% of ALL withdrawn VAWA applications NATIONWIDE. The staggering scale of Kofi Amankwaa's immigration fraud scheme is incredible — and his victims are still suffering.

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'Because of Someone Else’s Mistake, They Deport You’: Immigrants Defrauded by Bronx Lawyer Speak Out - Documented

Months after attorney Kofi Amankwaa was sentenced for filing fraudulent VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) petitions, his immigrant clients say they’ve received no help or outreach from federal…

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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 20d

HAPPENING NOW: 11 lawmakers have been arrested by DHS on the tenth floor of 26 Federal Plaza after trying to gain access for over an hour.

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 21d

@cestrommel and @ralphthjo dive into @NYPD's latest e-bike confiscation of 53 bikes. For one delivery worker, not having his bike amounted to more than $2K in lost wages. documentedny.com/2025/09/17/e...

NYPD's Confiscation of E-Bikes Leave Immigrant Delivery Workers Without Wheels or Wages - Documented

In two organized summer sweeps, the New York Police Department confiscated a total of 53 e-bikes in the East Village.

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 21d

Good for Gustavo and all Los Deliveristas! time.com/collections/...

Gustavo Ajche Is Fighting for the Dignity of Delivery Workers

Through organizing via social media, on-the-ground rallies, and more, Los Deliveristas Unidos has secured a string of victories

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 21d

🇲🇽 In the midst of all the Mexican Independence Day parade cancellations, the community in Staten Island came OUT. "We are not going back to the shadows," members told the organizers. cc @HolaLaYesenia / @LaColmenaNYC

Read more from @cestrommel here:

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‘We Are Not Going Back to the Shadows’: Staten Island’s Mexican Parade Marches On - Documented

Thousands of Mexican immigrants and allies gathered in Staten Island to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, despite fears of ICE presence, to show their pride in their culture and to support one…

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 23d

In immigrant neighborhoods like Jackson Heights, Bellerose & Midwood, Zohran Mamdani found strong support. But organized Islamophobic attacks — both online and in the air — may weaken that support ahead of the general election.

Will Zohran Mamdani's South Asian Support Hold? - Documented

Zohran Mamdani scored big in South Asian immigrant neighborhoods in the Democratic primary elections in June, but now he faces Islamophobic attacks from Hindu nationalist groups determined to paint…

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you @RBReich - Robert Reich - for sharing our work (on Facebook) ! documentedny.com/2025/09/11/u...

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 27d

Many undocumented 9/11 workers struggle with health issues — and recent cuts to health programs make it worse. @RepAOC is reintroducing the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act today, offering them a path to citizenship nearly 25 years later. Via @AmirKhafagy91@AOC documentedny.com/2025/09/11/u...

They Helped Rebuild After 9/11. Now They Live in Fear of Deportation.

Nearly 25 years after clearing rubble at ground zero, undocumented workers could gain a pathway to citizenship with a bill from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being reintroduced today.

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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · Sep 6

“A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Trump administration ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States.” @us.theguardian.com

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Judge blocks ending of legal protections for 1m Venezuelans and Haitians in US

Homeland security had tried to end temporary protected status granted by the Biden administration

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · Sep 4

📈Trump’s tariffs on India — a response to purchasing Russian oil — have been devastating South Asian immigrant storeowners across NYC and NJ.

💵 Prices are going up... up... up.

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South Asian Storeowners 'Doomed' by Trump’s 50% Tariffs on India Imports - Documented

South Asian storeowners in NYC are footing the bill as costs rise drastically after the U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on India, making it a survival test for these immigrant businesses.

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · Sep 3

⏰ @NYCComptroller unveils the second annual 'Employer Wall of Shame,' a list of companies violating labor laws.

The list includes Amazon, DoorDash, and several home care agencies. ✏️ @AmirKhafagy91

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Comptroller's 'Wall of Shame' Dashboard Reveals NYC's Top Labor Violators for 2024 - Documented

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has released the Employer Violations Dashboard for the second year in a row, which lists companies with a history of labor violations, including Amazon, DoorDash,...

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 Being detained at the border is down 📉 while being detained in the U.S. is going up 📈 . For NYC's immigrant families, the numbers mean daily uncertainty. Read the latest from Rommel Ojeda: documentedny.com/2025/08/20/i...

ICE Detention Surge Leaves New York's Immigrant Communities on Edge - Documented

During a hot evening in June, at a dance salon in Corona, Queens, 30 immigrants from Ecuador sway in unison, stomping rhythmically on the ground and spinning in place. They are members of the…

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Andy Ostroy @andyostroy.bsky.social · Aug 18

@propublica.org reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social's in THE BACK ROOM discussing Trump's draconian immigration policies podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · Aug 14

You have to wonder, at what point are they going to start listening to Chinatown residents?

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Chinatown Residents Confront City Over ‘Megajail’ Designs at First Public Workshop - Documented

After years of protests, residents packed the Surrogate’s Courthouse to weigh in on the design of the Manhattan borough-based jail — but many say they still don’t want it built.

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Truthdig @truthdig.com · Aug 12

Over 500 hospitals have closed obstetrics units since 2010. Trump’s proposed $70B Medicaid cuts to rural hospitals could accelerate the crisis, leaving pregnant people with nowhere to go.

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Pregnant People in Rural America Are Running Out of Places To Give Birth - Truthdig

Some doctors worry that massive cuts to Medicaid will leave pregnant people needing to drive hundreds of miles for prenatal care and delivery services.

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Indivisible One New Jersey ❌👑 @njindivisible.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · Aug 6

#Delaney Hall faces scrutiny again -- not just for its conditions inside, but for those outside who have to wait sometimes 12 hours in 100-degree heat just to see their loved ones. documentedny.com/2025/08/06/p...

Prison Corporation Forces Visitors to Delaney Hall to Wait 7 Hours in Life-Threatening Heat

Documented spoke to nearly a dozen visitors at Delaney Hall, all of whom had to wait from seven to 12 hours to see family or friends detained in the last two months.

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thank you @nytimes + @saacolon for citing @documentedny and our work on covering Merwil Gutierrez and his father's CECOT ordeal. Read here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/n...

ICE Deported Him. His Father Heard Nothing for Months. Then, a Call. (Gift Article)

Merwil Gutièrrez is one of many immigrants across the United States who have been taken into custody by federal authorities, their whereabouts unknown or unclear.

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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · Aug 9

🚨 WaPo EXCLUSIVE

Hours before Trump removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner, his agency clashed with the White House over sharing immigrants’ tax data.

IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted

The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · Aug 6

#Delaney Hall faces scrutiny again -- not just for its conditions inside, but for those outside who have to wait sometimes 12 hours in 100-degree heat just to see their loved ones. documentedny.com/2025/08/06/p...

Prison Corporation Forces Visitors to Delaney Hall to Wait 7 Hours in Life-Threatening Heat

Documented spoke to nearly a dozen visitors at Delaney Hall, all of whom had to wait from seven to 12 hours to see family or friends detained in the last two months.

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Ryan Deto @ryandeto.bsky.social · Jul 31

Pittsburgh's public TV and radio stations are facing $2.5 million in annual shortfalls due to Republican-led federal cuts. They have already laid off employees, raised money, and budgets are still coming up short. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

Public media in Pittsburgh faces $2.5M annual shortfall after federal cuts

WQED and WYEP brace for deficits after CPB slashed funding.

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · Jul 31

BREAKING: Chris Smalls has been released from Israeli detention & is returning to the United States

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Chris Smalls Released from Israeli Custody

Early Thursday morning, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced that Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls had been released from Israeli prison.

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Jacob Kushner @jacobkushner.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thanks to @clarissaleon.bsky.social and the many other editors who attended our 2025 Freelance Fair documentedny.com/2025/07/25/m... @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

Misplaced Bodies and Mishandled Funds: Repatriation of Deceased Immigrants - Documented

The repatriation process is complex and costly — and for many, it's just another difficult part of the immigrant experience.

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Rommel H. Ojeda @rojeda.bsky.social · Jul 21

After four months of being held in El Salvador’s maximum security prison #CECOT, #Merwil #Gutiérrez— who was arrested in the Bronx— reunited with his sister in Venezuela last Friday. “Thank God my son is over there now,” his father told @documentedny.bsky.social

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From El Salvador’s CECOT Prison to His Family’s Arms - Documented

After spending 125 days in El Salvador’s notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison, Merwil Gutiérrez, a 20-year-old asylum seeker detained in the Bronx, was released last Friday ...

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · Jul 21

Over the weekend, @documentedny was happy to learn that Bronx asylum seeker Merwil Gutiérrez, now 20, was released from El Salvador's CECOT prison. Read more about the reunion with his sister here: documentedny.com/2025/07/21/v...

From El Salvador’s CECOT Prison to His Family’s Arms - Documented

After spending 125 days in El Salvador’s notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison, Merwil Gutiérrez, a 20-year-old asylum seeker detained in the Bronx, was released last Friday…

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