For many immigrants living in the United States—especially those who are undocumented or out of legal status—life is already filled with uncertainty. But when they become victims of crimes such as domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking, that uncertainty turns into fear, trauma, and vulnerability. Often, victims stay silent out of fear of deportation […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Advanced Care Staffing Recruited Nurses from Abroad and Subjected Them to Exploitative Contracts 71 Former Nurses Who Were Forced to Pay Illegal Fees Will Receive Restitution NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured more than $660,000 for foreign-born nurses who were subjected to illegal labor trafficking […]
By America’s Voice | Editorial credit: Robert P. Alvarez / shutterstock.com Washington, DC — Last week, we highlighted the high cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant obsessions and plans for indiscriminate mass deportations above all. Over the weekend, a USA Today story, “Thousands of DHS agents shift to deportation instead of drugs, weapons and human trafficking,” underscored the point […]
By Kenneth Mohammed, THE GUARDIAN A state of emergency has been declared amid unprecedented gun violence, but no one in our stagnating government is taking responsibility. Just before the new year, Trinidad and Tobago’s government declared a state of emergency after a weekend of gun violence. Trinidad and Tobago, a country of about 1.5 million people and once the […]