NYC Sentinel

Religious leaders work for immigration reform

By Jeremy B. White
Bishop Orlando Findlayter sees his Brooklyn church as more than a place of worship. In 2001, he launched a coalition of Caribbean clergy to advocate for congregants that had been affected in the September 11, 2001 attacks. This summer, he focused on immigration reform.

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Camping out for earthquake victims

By Jeremy B. White
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Italy’s Abruzzi region in the early hours of April 6, 2009, killing nearly 300 people and leaving over 48,000 homeless. Joe Leone, an Italian-American, quickly raised about $25,000 and traveled to the town of L’Aquila, where he distributed clothing, toiletries and flashlights to the victims.

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In search of papers, immigrants are easy victims

By Jeremy B. White
When Carmen Duarte’s son Ramon was arrested in 2004 his status as a legal permanent resident meant that the charges – drug possession and intent to sell – placed him in deportation proceedings. Carmen knew she needed a lawyer. Unable to keep up with payments, she was evicted from the Queens apartment she had lived in for 18 years. Ramon remained in prison.

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Immigrant advocates hopeful about new city jails commissioner

By Jeremy B. White
Jose Tirso is one of the more than 13,000 foreign born inmates at Rikers Island who have been swept up in immigration dragnets over the past five years. The issue of federal immigration agents targeting foreign-born inmates at Rikers has become a top priority for immigrant advocacy groups.

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