Undocumented News

A group of undocumented construction workers spoke about working with law enforcement to expose compensation fraud.

Labor

Immigrant Workers Are Informing on Bad Bosses — And Getting Work Permits

Jan. 30, 2024, 5:01 a.m.Jan. 31, 2024, 10:19 a.m.

Hundreds of New York laborers have received papers that let them get on-the-books jobs under a Biden istration policy that protects workplace whistleblowers and aids prosecutors.

Hunger

As Food Pantries Close, Immigrant Communities’ Needs Grow

April 18, 2022, 6:21 p.m.Nov. 13, 2023, 2:53 p.m.

The demand for food resources continues to grow for many New Yorkers, but closures of community run pantries have resulted in difficulty accessing food banks.

Undocumented

Ida Fund for Excluded Flood Victims Re-Opens After Doling Small Slice of $27M

March 4, 2022, 12:57 p.m.Sept. 1, 2022, 3:07 p.m.

The aid program for undocumented immigrants and other people left out of federal programs had stopped taking applications in January despite tens of millions of dollars still being available.

Weather

Hochul’s $27M Ida-Relief Fund for Immigrants Has Doled Out Less Than $1M

Feb. 4, 2022, 4:48 p.m.Sept. 1, 2022, 3:07 p.m.

The future of any leftover money is unclear but advocates and some lawmakers are pushing for the creation of a permanent relief fund for undocumented folks affected by disasters.

Housing

Undocumented Immigrant New Yorkers Shut Out of Federal Hurricane Ida Aid

Sept. 16, 2021, 8:50 p.m.Dec. 30, 2021, 11:38 a.m.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far doled out $10 million to New Yorkers impacted by the devastating remnants of Hurricane Ida earlier this month. But many undocumented immigrants are being left out of that pool.

Kathy Hochul

Hochul’s Past Push to Arrest Immigrants Resurfaces as She Readies to Replace Cuomo

Aug. 11, 2021, 7:14 p.m.Feb. 12, 2025, 5:37 p.m.

The governor-to-be says she’s “evolved” since fighting driver’s licenses for undocumented New Yorkers. Advocates for immigrants say they’ll be watching how she wields her power to judge how much she’s changed.

Work

How New Yorkers Cut Out of Unemployment and Stimulus Checks Can Tap $2.1B Fund

April 8, 2021, 5:44 p.m.April 8, 2021, 6:52 p.m.

Some 300,000 undocumented New Yorkers are now eligible for help under the historic Excluded Workers Fund established in the state budget. But there are still some more hurdles to get the cash. Here’s a breakdown.