Our first article of 2024 brings you a story of the art and cultural work of people who have been deported or returned to Mexico after growing up in the US, and we report on how the Mayor’s budget cuts to libraries ignore the important programming, outreach, and resources that New York’s public libraries offer immigrant communities and new arrivals. Read More
As 2023 comes to an end, immigrant justice struggles continue on so many fronts: national and global migration politics; racial and class inequalities; community empowerment; and the lived realities–and failures–of refuge, asylum, and sanctuary. Read More
As we write, it is day 62 of Israel’s ferocious bombardment of Gaza, following Hamas’ shocking attack on Israeli civilians and soldiers on October 7. We devote this newsletter to the committed actions of one local immigrant justice group that has taken up the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. We support DRUM’s urgent demand. Read More
JHISN adds our voice to the humanitarian calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. At home, our mayor scapegoats displaced migrants as the reason for cutting city services and our libraries are threatened by budget cuts despite providing critical community services including their Winter Coat Drive. Read More
This week’s newsletter offers an update on a tentative agreement that would allow immigrant vendors to return to Corona Plaza. We then take a deeper look at the digital divide that excludes too many migrants from full participation in online worlds. Read More
You might have missed the news that Mayor Adams is trying to overturn the city’s decades-old Right to Shelter law. We also give an update on the recent work of Adhikaar, a Queens-based immigrant justice organization—the first in the US to represent Nepali-speaking communities. Read More
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