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Undocumented #immigrants already faced housing instability & unsafe conditions. I remember rats, mold, gaping holes in many client apartments. With few exceptions, these families & individuals will be among the hardest hit & left out of #covid19 relief. News coverage in thread 1/
Both documented and undocumented immigrants in NYC, are facing difficult housing situations. New York Assembly members have proposed a bill that would create a fund like California's that provided support to undocumented immigrants. 2/ https://ny.curbed.com/2020/5/27/21265692/nyc-coronavirus-immigrants-rent-queens-brooklyn
California provided $125 million in funding for undocumented people, but there were problems in getting access once the funding became available. 3/ https://www.dailybulletin.com/2020/05/23/californias-undocumented-workers-flood-agencies-with-calls-in-search-of-coronavirus-relief/
Undocumented farm workers in NY state face the combined threat of loss of work and #eviction since they often live on/near the farms where they work and their employers cover housing. 4/ https://citylimits.org/2020/05/15/housing-worry-for-laborers-as-new-yorks-farms-slip-deeper-into-trouble/
These undocumented workers received notice of eviction and struggled to find legal assistance, leaving them facing homelessness. 5/ https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-05-15/undocumented-restaurant-workers-coronavirus
Undocumented #immigrants from Guatemala, and other Latin American counties had lived for years in an area known as the Montaña, but the village gave them 72 hours to get out, citing health & safety reasons for the move. #COVID19 6/ https://www.longislandpress.com/2020/05/14/freeport-clears-out-hispanic-day-laborer-homeless-encampment-against-cdcs-covid-19-guidelines/
NY's most recent emergency order requires a tenant to demonstrate eligibility for federal or state UI or other effects of #COVID19 to prevent #eviction. This nulls the order for for undocumented #immigrants b/c they aren't eligible for either benefit. 7/ https://therealdeal.com/2020/05/09/cuomo-extended-the-states-eviction-order-but-theres-a-big-catch/
Work has dried up for one family, and they aren't eligible for UI benefits because of their immigration status. They pay $1,000 rent for the 1-bedroom apartment where they live with their five young children. They worry they will be out on the streets. 8/ https://www.cpr.org/2020/05/01/colorado-has-an-eviction-ban-but-catastrophic-threat-still-looms-for-renters/
