City Council Members, the Department of Transportation Commissioner and the NYPD, toured the stretch of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens affected by the DOT’s Clear Curbs initiative to speak with residents and small business owners about the policy’s devastating effects halfway through the six-month pilot program.

Jackson Heights, NY — Council Members Francisco Moya and Mark Gjonaj, the Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and the NYPD toured the stretch of Roosevelt Avenue affected by the DOT’s Clear Curbs initiative on Friday, speaking with residents and small business owners about how disruptive and damaging the program has been for the neighborhood.

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June 20, 2018

More than 20 Members of the New York City Council on Wednesday requested a tour of the three Bronx detention centers reportedly warehousing immigrant children who have been separated from their families, as well as details regarding their conditions and treatment.

City Hall, NY — On Wednesday, 23 Council Members issued a
letter to the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Lutheran Social
Services and Catholic Guardian Services, formally requesting a tour of the
three Bronx facilities housing immigrant children who have been torn from their
parents.

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Jackson Heights, N.Y. – I am heartened to see that the Honorable Alison J. Nathan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has halted the deportation of Pablo Villavicencio Calderon — a husband, father of two girls and an Ecuadorian immigrant with no criminal history. This ruling is a victory for justice, though small, and must immediately be followed up with his release from the New York field office of Immigration Customs and Enforcement custody.

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Jackson Heights, N.Y. – When my parents left Ecuador for the United States, they sought the opportunity this nation touted.

They believed the ideals America broadcasted to the world: here is a place where hard work and determination are valued. They instilled those beliefs in me. Today, though, it’s clear people like my family are no longer welcome to the promise of America.

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