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Trump’s immigration restrictions have not spared Ukrainians, who after a freeze on applications are now finding their paperwork seeking authorization to live, work and study in the U.S. caught in a massive bureaucratic backlog.
Unable to earn a living, those who have lost their authorizations are distraught about what to do next.
“After a year of hearing missiles and drones in the sky, we had finally reached a safer environment,” says Irina, who along with her teen daughter found refuge in Long Island. But now her work permit has expired. Returning home would mean going back to a war zone.
“We are trapped in uncertainty. Nothing is safe for us now,” she said.
In The Bronx, the 2 will run every 16 minutes between Gun Hill Rd and Wakefield-241 St from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for signal maintenance. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
A 6-year-old girl and her mother whose arrests by ICE last week sparked widespread condemnation were deported to Ecuador Tuesday, local elected officials said.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch ruled that a police officer who shot a driver in 2019 should not be fired, despite an appeal by the NYPD’s civilian watchdog board and the recommendation of an internal departmental judge.
Reporter’s Notebook
Adams: Immigrant Courthouses Can’t Be Arrest Traps
“The implications threaten to reach well beyond the immigration arena and reach countless other matters affecting public welfare,” wrote in a brief submitted by Muriel Goode-Trufant, the city’s corporation counsel, which cites three of THE CITY’s stories on the subject. “Free access to courts is a pillar of the rule of law, but our judicial system cannot work as it should, as it must, if courthouses are used as traps for those who are simply following what the law requires.” While New York City has not seen widespread immigration raids like other places like Los Angeles, THE CITY reported how it’s become the capital of this type of ICE arrest, with far more than any other city. Advocates say there’s been a slight lull in the courthouse arrests in recent days, as a federal judge has limited capacity of the main holding area inside 26 Federal Plaza where detainees are kept, and fewer immigrants are showing up out of fear.
Local beaches will be closed to swimming Wednesday and Thursday, with Hurricane Erin expected to create rough surf and strong currents, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced Tuesday.
While the massive storm isn’t expected to move inland as it churns up the East Coast, it’s bringing an elevated risk of rip currents and high surf to New York City beaches from 6 a.m. Wednesday through Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
Erin was a large Category 2 storm on Tuesday evening but meteorologists predict it will gain intensity as it travels past the mid-Atlantic states. Waves of up to 13 feet are expected on the ocean-facing beaches of Rockaway Beach, officials warned.
“We strongly urge all New Yorkers to heed these warnings and not risk their lives by entering the water,” Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa said in a statement.
Beaches will still be open but restricted just to the sand.
— Katie Honan
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
Wednesday, Aug. 20: Head to the Museum of New York City, free on Wednesdays, to see the latest section of its Activist New York exhibition. The installation explores the history of tenant organizing in NYC.
Thursday, Aug. 21: Watch shorts, features and documentaries by and featuring queer artists from Thursday through Sunday at the annual East Village Queer Film Festival. Movie tickets are $10.
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