Clarissa A. León
@clarissaleon.bsky.social
🇨🇴 DocumentedNY.com Deputy Editor. We cover NYC immigrants + immigration in Spanish, Chinese and Haitian Creole. I appreciate a good coffee + good read. (@documentedny.bsky.social)
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Now in its fifth year, this caravan of deliveristas marked the feast day by pedaling to 14 immigrant businesses across Washington Heights, East Harlem, and the South Bronx.
Bicycles and Blessings: Delivery Workers Honor Our Lady of Guadalupe in Annual Procession - Documented
Now in its fifth year, this caravan of deliveristas marked the feast day by pedaling to 14 immigrant businesses across Washington Heights, East Harlem, and the South Bronx.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Now in its fifth year, this caravan of deliveristas marked the feast day by pedaling to 14 immigrant businesses across Washington Heights, East Harlem, and the South Bronx.
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At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Trump is tearing apart families and turning routine immigration visits into nightmares.
ICE’s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
My office is working closely with Allan’s husband and legal team to reunite them.
ICE’s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
My office is working closely with Allan’s husband and legal team to reunite them.
"Our love does not deserve this. And being [in immigration detention] with all of those other people visiting their family, they don’t deserve it either. It’s disgusting."
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.
documentedny.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Trump is tearing apart families and turning routine immigration visits into nightmares.
ICE’s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
My office is working closely with Allan’s husband and legal team to reunite them.
ICE’s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
My office is working closely with Allan’s husband and legal team to reunite them.
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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🚨 NEW: Arrests by ICE at airports have surged 94% this year compared to 2024 — a massive escalation: documentedny.com/2025/12/05/i...
Airport ICE Arrests See a 94% Spike — Putting Thousands of Immigrants In Danger - Documented
Across the country, more and more immigrants are being arrested, detained and sometimes deported while embarking on domestic flights.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
🚨 NEW: Arrests by ICE at airports have surged 94% this year compared to 2024 — a massive escalation: documentedny.com/2025/12/05/i...
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Nearly 100 immigration judges have now been cut amid the Trump administration’s firing spree.
Eight NYC Immigration Judges Fired in Latest Nationwide Purge - Documented
Nearly 100 immigration judges have now been cut amid the Trump administration’s firing spree.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Nearly 100 immigration judges have now been cut amid the Trump administration’s firing spree.
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Nearly 40 years after an armed sheriff, anti-LGBTQ activists and a judge’s order shut down the Gay Rodeo Finals, this year the riders came home.
Reno’s Gay Rodeo is back - High Country News
Nearly 40 years after an armed sheriff, anti-LGBTQ activists and a judge’s order shut down the Gay Rodeo Finals, this year the riders came home.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nearly 40 years after an armed sheriff, anti-LGBTQ activists and a judge’s order shut down the Gay Rodeo Finals, this year the riders came home.
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Driven by bond policy changes and harsh detainment conditions, the number of immigrants choosing voluntary departure over fighting deportation has increased 1,373 percent this summer.
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Voluntary Departures of Detained Immigrants Have Surged 1,373 Percent - Documented
Driven by bond policy changes and harsh detainment conditions, the number of immigrants choosing voluntary departure over fighting deportation has increased 1,373 percent this summer.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Driven by bond policy changes and harsh detainment conditions, the number of immigrants choosing voluntary departure over fighting deportation has increased 1,373 percent this summer.
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🚩UPDATE: Joel Camas, the Gotham Collaborative High School student detained at a routine ICE check-in, has been ordered released after nearly a month in custody.
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Bronx High Schooler Returns Home After a Month in ICE Custody - Documented
Joel Camas, 16, was released on bond on Monday after nearly a month in federal immigration custody. Now he awaits the court's decision on whether to stop his deportation.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
🚩UPDATE: Joel Camas, the Gotham Collaborative High School student detained at a routine ICE check-in, has been ordered released after nearly a month in custody.
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I am looking forward to being done with an election and a lame duck disgraced mayor so that city government can get to fixing big problems out there, including this one exposed by my colleague @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social.
NYCHA Boiler That Exploded Was One of Dozens With Expired Permits
Machinery at The Bronx’s Mitchel Houses did not get inspected for 17 years, despite a pact to get all public housing heating plants checked for environmental safety.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I am looking forward to being done with an election and a lame duck disgraced mayor so that city government can get to fixing big problems out there, including this one exposed by my colleague @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social.
🚨 A new report released yesterday from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (@CSOH) analyzed 36,000 Islamophobic posts on X — and nearly 75% were targeting Zohran #Mamdani.
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New Report Finds Islamophobic Attacks Surge Online as NYC Mayoral Race Heats Up - Documented
A new report reveals that nearly three-quarters of the 36,000 Islamophobic posts about the NYC mayoral election on X targeted Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.
documentedny.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🚨 A new report released yesterday from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (@CSOH) analyzed 36,000 Islamophobic posts on X — and nearly 75% were targeting Zohran #Mamdani.
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🌯 Bottom line: NYC's halal cart vendors aren't just endorsing #Mamdani, they're actively organizing for him because he's the first candidate to actually listen to them and their concerns.
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Zohran Mamdani to Street Vendors: I’m Listening - Documented
Zohran Mamdani's promise to lower chicken-over-rice prices and reform vending permits has inspired a wave of grassroots organizing among the city's 23,000 street vendors.
documentedny.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🌯 Bottom line: NYC's halal cart vendors aren't just endorsing #Mamdani, they're actively organizing for him because he's the first candidate to actually listen to them and their concerns.
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Cuomo's attempting to court South Asian voters while also platforming voices that vilify Muslims.
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NYC Mayoral Candidate Cuomo Faces Backlash for Islamophobic Comments - Documented
The former governor’s campaign, which include events hosted by Gujarati Samaj members linked to far-right rhetoric, has prompted criticism from Muslim New Yorkers and immigrant advocate groups.
documentedny.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Cuomo's attempting to court South Asian voters while also platforming voices that vilify Muslims.
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Cuomo's attempting to court South Asian voters while also platforming voices that vilify Muslims.
documentedny.com/2025/10/27/c...
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NYC Mayoral Candidate Cuomo Faces Backlash for Islamophobic Comments - Documented
The former governor’s campaign, which include events hosted by Gujarati Samaj members linked to far-right rhetoric, has prompted criticism from Muslim New Yorkers and immigrant advocate groups.
documentedny.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Cuomo's attempting to court South Asian voters while also platforming voices that vilify Muslims.
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Yesterday's mayoral debate had one big question tied to immigration — What would the candidates do in the case of the ICE raid on Canal St?
Read their answers here:
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In Final Debate, NYC Mayoral Candidates Condemn ICE Raid on Street Vendors - Documented
In the wake of this week's ICE raid in Chinatown, Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa explain how they'd pushback on Trump's immigrant crackdown in New York City.
documentedny.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Yesterday's mayoral debate had one big question tied to immigration — What would the candidates do in the case of the ICE raid on Canal St?
Read their answers here:
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🖊️ @amirkhafagy91
Read their answers here:
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🖊️ @amirkhafagy91
Documented went down and spoke with vendors who said federal agents stormed Canal Street without warning — leaving dozens detained and the community in shock and confusion. 📝 @KEXU3 and @Anna_Oakes1
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'This is Lawless Terror': Chinatown Reacts to ICE's Street Vendor Raid on Canal Street - Documented
Confusion, fear and outrage grip NYC after ICE arrests and detains street vendors, some of whom had legal status or U.S. citizenship.
documentedny.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Documented went down and spoke with vendors who said federal agents stormed Canal Street without warning — leaving dozens detained and the community in shock and confusion. 📝 @KEXU3 and @Anna_Oakes1
🔗 documentedny.com/2025/10/23/ice-raid-chinatown-vendors-arrested
🔗 documentedny.com/2025/10/23/ice-raid-chinatown-vendors-arrested
Given news today of visa revocations, this seems more telling than ever.
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Mahdawi and Öztürk’s Legal Battle Highlights First Amendment Constitutional Risks - Documented
Legal experts say the rulings in Mohsen Mahdawi and Rümeysa Öztürk’s cases could redefine First Amendment protections for both immigrants and citizens.
documentedny.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Given news today of visa revocations, this seems more telling than ever.
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Since the NYPD shot dead Win Rozario in 2024, the Bangladeshi community has demanded police reform. Prajwal Bhat of our partner @documentedny.bsky.social discusses how Zohran Mamdani is paying attention on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social with @errollouis.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/shorts/Vg72x...
Bangladeshi New Yorkers Demand Police Reform After NYPD Killed Win Rozario.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Since the NYPD shot dead Win Rozario in 2024, the Bangladeshi community has demanded police reform. Prajwal Bhat of our partner @documentedny.bsky.social discusses how Zohran Mamdani is paying attention on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social with @errollouis.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/shorts/Vg72x...
One lawyer. 2,346 fraudulent Violence Against Women Act petitions = 47% of ALL withdrawn VAWA applications NATIONWIDE. The staggering scale of Kofi Amankwaa's immigration fraud scheme is incredible — and his victims are still suffering.
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'Because of Someone Else’s Mistake, They Deport You’: Immigrants Defrauded by Bronx Lawyer Speak Out - Documented
Months after attorney Kofi Amankwaa was sentenced for filing fraudulent VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) petitions, his immigrant clients say they’ve received no help or outreach from federal…
documentedny.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
One lawyer. 2,346 fraudulent Violence Against Women Act petitions = 47% of ALL withdrawn VAWA applications NATIONWIDE. The staggering scale of Kofi Amankwaa's immigration fraud scheme is incredible — and his victims are still suffering.
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HAPPENING NOW: 11 lawmakers have been arrested by DHS on the tenth floor of 26 Federal Plaza after trying to gain access for over an hour.
September 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
HAPPENING NOW: 11 lawmakers have been arrested by DHS on the tenth floor of 26 Federal Plaza after trying to gain access for over an hour.
@cestrommel and @ralphthjo dive into @NYPD's latest e-bike confiscation of 53 bikes. For one delivery worker, not having his bike amounted to more than $2K in lost wages. documentedny.com/2025/09/17/e...
NYPD's Confiscation of E-Bikes Leave Immigrant Delivery Workers Without Wheels or Wages - Documented
In two organized summer sweeps, the New York Police Department confiscated a total of 53 e-bikes in the East Village.
documentedny.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
@cestrommel and @ralphthjo dive into @NYPD's latest e-bike confiscation of 53 bikes. For one delivery worker, not having his bike amounted to more than $2K in lost wages. documentedny.com/2025/09/17/e...
Good for Gustavo and all Los Deliveristas! time.com/collections/...
Gustavo Ajche Is Fighting for the Dignity of Delivery Workers
Through organizing via social media, on-the-ground rallies, and more, Los Deliveristas Unidos has secured a string of victories
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September 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Good for Gustavo and all Los Deliveristas! time.com/collections/...
🇲🇽 In the midst of all the Mexican Independence Day parade cancellations, the community in Staten Island came OUT. "We are not going back to the shadows," members told the organizers. cc @HolaLaYesenia / @LaColmenaNYC
Read more from @cestrommel here:
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Read more from @cestrommel here:
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‘We Are Not Going Back to the Shadows’: Staten Island’s Mexican Parade Marches On - Documented
Thousands of Mexican immigrants and allies gathered in Staten Island to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, despite fears of ICE presence, to show their pride in their culture and to support one…
documentedny.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🇲🇽 In the midst of all the Mexican Independence Day parade cancellations, the community in Staten Island came OUT. "We are not going back to the shadows," members told the organizers. cc @HolaLaYesenia / @LaColmenaNYC
Read more from @cestrommel here:
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Read more from @cestrommel here:
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