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Great interview with Refugio Latinoamericano and our very own Ethar El-Katatney.

Documented's Co-Founder and Special Projects Editor Max Siegelbaum spoke with Meghnad Bose at Columbia Journalism Review about how our newsroom is protecting immigrant sources now. “Once we publish information about your life, that will be public and we don’t know what sort of response the government will have,” he said he tells interviewees. “We don’t know what sort of response the public will have. We can’t control that. It’s highly possible that it’ll be bad and will hurt you or your family, and we can’t control that if that does happen. We can continue to report on it, but it’s not necessarily a situation we can fix.” He often concludes: “Having said all that, I do think it’s important that you share your story, and we can tell the public about what’s happening to you.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e4xqh8Yp

A heartwarming Documented story from reporter Rommel H. Ojeda about the borough-wide volunteer effort to deliver 40,000 Ramadan meals to African Muslims in NYC's homeless shelters.

Documented's Editor-in-Chief Ethar El-Katatney spoke with Ailia Zehra at The Hill about how our newsroom is informing and helping immigrants amid widespread fear following President Trump’s return to office. “This flood of misleading or false information fuels unnecessary fear, preventing immigrants from going to school, work, and even court hearings,” Ethar El-Katatney said. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eVQgYSpe

While serving as the Chief of Hate Crimes unit in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office’s office, Hannah Yu was given a hate crime case in which the victim was struck with an object. The perpetrator had shouted, “Go back to your country!” Soon after, her office received another case. Someone approached a complete stranger and said: “You don’t belong here. You should get deported.” After more cases like these were reported in 2024, Yu recognized a growing trend. Amid the hate crimes reported in Manhattan was an increase in harsh rhetoric and threats toward whom the perpetrators perceived as immigrants in the United States. In response, starting in 2024, the Manhattan DA’s office began examining whether hate crimes under existing categories involved anti-immigrant elements and began tracking changes in this trend. They found that hate crimes targeting migrants increased in 2024, despite an overall decrease in hate crimes in the borough. The number of anti-national origin hate crimes prosecuted by the office last year surged 900% compared to 2023, when there was just one anti-national origin case. Yu believes that rising anti-immigrant rhetoric in political discourse and media may be fueling violence against migrants. “The overarching theme is that hate doesn’t discriminate, and that hate is universal. If you hate a particular community because you think that they don’t belong here, you’re typically going to hate multiple communities,” said Yu. Read more from Ke "April" Xu here: https://lnkd.in/eEKG3rRp

Last week at?#SXSW, our Executive Director?Ha Na Teresa P.?joined an inspiring panel alongside?Veronika Geronimo,?zakiya S.,?and?Mazin Sidahmed?to discuss Countering Disinformation and Building Trust in Immigrant Communities. From combating false narratives to amplifying credible voices, the conversation underscored the urgent need for media literacy, community-driven storytelling, and equitable access to reliable information. Our mission at?Noticias para Inmigrantes?is to ensure that immigrant communities have the tools and knowledge to navigate today’s complex information landscape with confidence. ??? Missed the panel??Click the link below to listen to the full discussion. ?? https://lnkd.in/gwJUTwsi ?? Swipe through some highlights from the event! #NoticiasparaInmigrantes #SXSW2025 #ImmigrantVoices #MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #TrustBuilding #LatinoMedia Want to learn more? Check out the incredible work of the Four Freedoms Fund, Documented, and Comm/Unity!

The “Not One More Inch or Acre Act,” was reintroduced on January 22 in the U.S. Senate by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R- North Dakota). The legislation would ban all Chinese citizens from purchasing any real estate in the U.S. with the exceptions of refugees and those who have asylum. Since its introduction, the bill has become a topic of debate in the Chinese community. The fury it has triggered seems to be across the board in a community where political views are increasingly polarized. In New York, where Chinese voters have been leaning to the right in recent elections, concerns from conservative community activists about the bill are particularly vociferous. Activists worry that such a bill would place a target on the back of all Chinese Americans by singling out Chinese citizens only. Their concerns indicate that the red wave that has swept up Chinese voters is far from guaranteed to last. Read more from Rong Xiaoqing here: https://lnkd.in/eG6gtyYy

Check out Documented’s PSAs about our multilingual resources guides at Hudson Guild! Many thanks to Zulu Alpha Kilo for creating the graphics, F.Y. Eye for distributing the PSAs, and to the Hudson Guild for sharing with us. ? Swipe right to see them all!