Eileen Grench, OLY

A pretty searing beginning and conclusion on Judge Ana C. Reyes's decision to stay the end of TPS for Haiti. 🇭🇹 Big but temporary reprieve for the nearly 10,000 Haitian New Yorkers with TPS. Story to come.

UPDATE 🚨: ICE delayed Marrero's release by filing an intent to appeal the judge's decision to grant bond. ICE has 10 days to appeal the ruling, otherwise Marrero will be released.

“My husband is super strong… he knows that this is not going to break us," said Matthew Marrero on an Instagram post.

‘He Got Bond!’: Allan Marrero to be Freed From Immigration Detention After Months-Long Fight - Documented Churchgoers cheer after courtroom victory for Allan Marrero, whose marriage was torn apart by ICE in New York City.

Their marriage was torn apart by ICE, but not forever. Today, Allan Marrero was granted bond in immigration court, and will soon be freed into the arms of his husband.

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‘He Got Bond!’: Allan Marrero to be Freed From Immigration Detention After Months-Long Fight - Documented Churchgoers cheer after courtroom victory for Allan Marrero, whose marriage was torn apart by ICE in New York City.

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In Brooklyn, a Community Shows Resolve in the Wake of a Deacon's ICE Arrest - Documented Guatemalans in Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood are supporting each other amid fears of continuing ICE raids.

Guatemalans in Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood are supporting each other amid fears of continuing ICE raids.

In Brooklyn, a Community Shows Resolve in the Wake of a Deacon's ICE Arrest - Documented Guatemalans in Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood are supporting each other amid fears of continuing ICE raids.

This month, ICE arrested a beloved deacon in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn — leading to calls for justice by local leaders. On Thursday, a federal judge ordered immigration authorities to give him a bond hearing. @documentedny.bsky.social

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How New Yorkers Are Stepping Up to Protect Immigrant Neighbors - Documented As immigration enforcement escalated during Trump's first year, New Yorkers stood ten toes down in defense of immigrant neighbors.

As we are bombarded by all the awful images coming out of Minnesota, I wrote about the helpers. Here are some examples of what New Yorkers are doing to support immigrant New Yorkers, and how you can too. @documentedny.bsky.social
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As New Yorkers Protest Minneapolis Shooting, Noem Calls on Mamdani, Politicians to Support ICE’s Efforts - Documented A day after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minnesota, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem criticized NYC leaders for their 'provocative' language and lack of support.

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A New York Marriage is Torn Apart by ICE - Documented Matthew and Allan Marrero went to 26 Federal Plaza together to interview for a marriage-based green card. Allan never came home.

Newlyweds Allan and Matthew went to 26 Federal Plaza together to interview for a marriage-based green card. Allan never came home. @documentedny.bsky.social

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Steve loves Christmas.
(He's trying his best)

The bird unions have really gotten militant these days

Seven NYC Immigration Judges Fired in Latest Nationwide Purge - Documented Nearly 100 immigration judges have now been cut amid the Trump administration’s firing spree.

NEW: Seven NYC immigration judges were fired by the Trump Administration, including the Assistant Chief Immigration Judge. w/ Julia Malleck ✍️ for @documentedny.bsky.social

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So, New Yorkers! I'm back! I can't wait to reconnect with you. Let's get coffee.

eileen.grench@documentedny.com

At Documented, I will be writing about the impact of immigration enforcement on communities in NYC, working with and for immigrant New Yorkers. I’m thrilled to know I'll be working for a newsroom that really walks the walk. I truly cannot wait, and there's nowhere else I'd rather cover these issues.

While I'm sad to leave the Bayou City, I'm ecstatic to be joining a newsroom I've long admired and aspired to be a part of — one whose work we tried to emulate in Houston.

Thank you to @mizanur1.bsky.social , @johntedesco.bsky.social and others for bringing me on board your vision for a new kind of journalism in Houston, and for your mentorship and guidance.

Houston, you inspired me with your food, your fight, your swagger, your resilience. You gave me incredible friends and colleagues.

Houstonians: thank you for trusting me with your stories.

It's true — my time in Houston is coming to an end. Life is taking me back to New York to work for
@documentedny.bsky.social . There are so many exciting things to say about this, but first, my departure is also bittersweet.

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Donate to Support Houston Landing journalists and staff facing layoffs, organized by Mike Morris This week, the Houston Landing’s CEO informed dozens of dedic… Mike Morris needs your support for Support Houston Landing journalists and staff facing layoffs

More than 40 people (and their families) will lose their income, and many of them recently moved to Houston to do this work. Grateful to the Chronicle's Mike Morris for setting up a GoFundMe. Please consider donating to our staff: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ho...

This week we were told the @houstonlanding.bsky.social would be shutting down. I've found it hard to put words together to talk about the devastating impact this will have on local journalism and my coworkers. All I can say is I'm endlessly grateful for those who trusted me with their stories.