In New York City, lawyers make all the difference for immigrant detainees facing deportation
There's something about our immigration court system that many people don't realize: Immigrants have no right to counsel.When someone faces a judge, but does not have or cannot afford an attorney, there are no public defenders to pick up the case.While it's hard enough for the working poor to find qualified representation, doing so as an immigrant in detention is almost impossible.
New York City, September 19, 2016
New York City, September 19, 2016[No stars] Sounds of rain came on in the night.The morning air was suffocating.More rain began to fall as the kindergarteners and their parents lined up and squeezed toward the door for the rainy-day dropoff protocol.
New York City, Syria, the Emmys: Your Monday Briefing
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The Roots Picnic Expands to New York City, Featuring David Byrne
PhotoIt's about time the Roots Picnic expanded from the band's hometown, Philadelphia, to New York City, where the Roots have their daily gig on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."The two-day festival, at Bryant Park, has a broad aesthetic — funk, R&B, hip-hop, soul, disco, blues, rock, reggae — that's as eclectic as one of those D.J.sets from their drummer, Questlove.The lineup for Saturday, Oct. 1, currently sold out, features D'Angelo and John Mayer as well as the Roots playing their own material.
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