Every day, people get texts that make their heart race. “You have an unpaid toll balance. Please pay to avoid penalties or further action.” “Driver Chat: A message from the driver delivering…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: New York Focus Reporter Isabelle Taft on Latino Voices and Accountability
For Hispanic Heritage Month, Radio Catskill speaks with Isabelle Taft, immigration reporter for New York Focus, about her work covering the intersection of immigration, state policy, and the human stories shaping communities…
Hispanic Heritage Month: Latino USA’s María Hinojosa Reflects on Truth, Identity, and the Latino Experience
By Patricio Robayo | Radio Catskill | Hispanic Heritage Month Series As part of Radio Catskill’s continuing Hispanic Heritage Month series, Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo spoke with María Hinojosa, the longtime…
Hispanic Heritage Month: Activist Sandra Oxford on the Latino Experience in Sullivan Catskills
As part of Radio Catskill’s Hispanic Heritage Month coverage, Patricio Robayo sat down with longtime local activist Sandra Oxford to talk about the challenges facing the Latino community in the Sullivan Catskills,…
Feds’ NY Raid Nets 57 Immigration Arrests: ‘Expect to See’ More, Official Says
A top federal prosecutor had a message for upstate New York businesses days after immigration agents detained dozens of people at a food-processing plant: there’s more to come. “You can expect to…
Officials Say Policies Are in Place to Protect Immigrants from ICE at the NYS Fair
State officials say they have strict rules in place meant to protect illegal immigrants who may be visiting the New York State Fair during its 13-day run. State Fair Director Julie LaFave…
Free Summer Camp Opens in South Fallsburg for Local Rural & Migrant Youth
On a warm July day, the parking lot outside the former St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Route 42 in South Fallsburg – now the Spark Center – is sprinkled with chalk drawings,…
How The ‘New York for All Act’ Could Limit Statewide Cooperation with Trump’s Deportation Efforts
New York state and its cities have been at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to launch his nationwide deportations of immigrants. Jeongyoon Han of the New York Public News Network…
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Venezuelans Held in Orange County Jail
A federal judge in New York has temporarily halted the deportation of two Venezuelan migrants being held at the Orange County Jail in Goshen, bringing national immigration policy into sharp focus in…