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September 9, 2017

Angela Fernandez, attorney and executive director at the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, said she was flabbergasted at the outcome for Garcia. “The fact that this happened so quickly, to go from your check-in to find yourself in your country of origin in 13 days, is astounding,” she said. “For those of us who work in this space, it’s incredible and of great concern.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/teamster-deported-guatemala-determined-return-u-s-article-1.3477791#new_tab

September 8, 2017

If you already obtained a Travel Document under DACA, your document is still valid until its expiration date. However, USCIS has the authority to revoke or terminate an advance parole document at any time. We recommend you seek legal representation and have an attorney who can be at the airport once you arrive in case you have any issues re-entering. If you have any other questions, please reach out to Maria Fernanda Garcia at mgarcia@nmcir.org or 212-781-0355 ext. 103. Angela Fernandez is the executive director of the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights. She will be honored at the 2017 City Limits gala on September 19 as the winner of our Community Beacon award.
https://citylimits.org/2017/09/08/daca-what-those-who-have-it-and-those-who-want-it-need-to-know-now/#new_tab

September 5, 2017

The day President Donald Trump announced he would end DACA was a busy day for Angela Fernandez, executive director of the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights. She had about 300 New Yorkers to advise — and reassure. Fernandez is a lawyer and immigration advocate who has helped some of the estimated 42,000 New Yorkers here without legal status who were protected by President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA allowed those individuals to come out of the shadows and work or go to school. Fernandez’s staff sent an email to all the immigrants they’d worked with, and then began the painful process: calling each one.
http://www.amny.com/opinion/columnists/mark-chiusano/new-yorkers-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-donald-trump-s-decision-to-end-daca-1.14113661#new_tab

August 29, 2017

Angela Fernandez, the executive director of the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, said the federal government has no reason to deport Eber Garcia Vasquez, 54, back to Guatemala since he was working with the government to resolve his undocumented status. The Elmont, Long Island, resident, a plant maintenance mechanic with medical waste company Stericycle, has been providing for his wife, three children and two grandchildren for years and is a valued worker for the business, according to Fernandez.
http://www.amny.com/news/ice-should-release-guatemalan-father-who-faces-deportation-after-30-years-advocates-say-1.14098477#new_tab

October 15, 2016

But the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, which helped prepare 600 applications for citizenship over the last year, has noticed a substantial lag time in processing in 2016, which has resulted in some people not being naturalized in time to vote, Angela Fernandez, the group’s executive director, said. It took only three months to process applications in New York at this time last year, but now took longer than five months, she said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/nyregion/in-new-york-city-hundreds-become-us-citizens-just-in-time-to-vote.html#new_tab

April 8, 2015

"In seeking out citizenship, Lora turned to a local resource: the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights (NMCIR), which recently launched “Citizenship Thursdays,” during which assistance with naturalization applications is provided to residents – at no cost." / "En la búsqueda de la ciudadanía, Lora se dirigió a un recurso local: la Coalición del Norte de Manhattan por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes (NMCIR por sus siglas en inglés), la cual recientemente lanzó los “jueves de ciudadanía”, durante los cuales brinda ayuda a los residentes con sus solicitudes de naturalización sin costo alguno."
http://www.manhattantimesnews.com/minos-motivation-la-motivacion-de-mino/#new_tab

September 24, 2014

"Angela Fernández, Executive Director of the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, said, “It’s wonderful that the Chancellor is leveraging the immigrant background of the students.” / Ángela Fernández, directora ejecutiva de la Coalición del Norte de Manhattan por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes, dijo: “Es maravilloso que la canciller esté aprovechando el origen inmigrante de los estudiantes."
http://www.manhattantimesnews.com/fit-for-a-queen-justo-para-una-reina/#new_tab

November 7, 2013

"The organizations behind the project are the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at Cardozo Law School, the Center for Popular Democracy, the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Vera Institute of Justice and Make the Road New York. They are ultimately seeking to provide representation for all indigent immigrants living in New York who have been detained and are facing deportation in immigration courts in New York City; Batavia, N.Y.; Newark; and Elizabeth, N.J. — an annual population of about 2,450."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/07/nyregion/new-help-for-poor-immigrants-who-are-in-custody-and-facing-deportation.html#new_tab