Day: February 9, 2025
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Emergency Executive Order 743 Extending Measures to Address Asylum Seeker Crisis in New York City
February 7, 2025 WHEREAS, over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter; and WHEREAS, the City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the…
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Emergency Executive Order 742: Addressing Safety and Compliance Challenges in NYC Correctional Facilities
February 7, 2025 WHEREAS, it is of utmost importance to protect the health and safety of all persons in the custody of the Department of Correction (“DOC”), and of all officers and persons who work in the City of New York jails and who transport persons in custody to court and other facilities, and the…
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Eric Adams. Emergency Executive Order 741
February 7, 2025 WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated that steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which “represents a way to move forward with concrete measures now…
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U.S. Responds to South Africa’s Rights Violations & Foreign Policy Threats
In response to South Africa’s Expropriation Act 13 of 2024, which enables land seizures targeting Afrikaners without compensation, as well as its anti-U.S. foreign policy actions—including aligning with Iran and accusing Israel of genocide—the U.S. has issued an executive order. This order halts all foreign aid to South Africa and prioritizes resettlement for Afrikaner refugees…