Dream Act

Call to reinstate Peter F. Vallone Scholarship
Education & Kids Angy Altamirano 5/05/2013 at 4:20PM

With no agreement on a state Dream Act, Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. is calling to re-establish the Peter F. Vallone Scholarship, the “original” New York City Dream Act. On Thursday, April 25 Vallone gathered with mayoral candidates, fellow councilmembers and education and immigration advocacy groups to call on Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker [...]

Woodside mother and daughter granted stay
Woodside mother and daughter granted stay
News Michael Pantelidis 10/04/2011 at 5:50PM

Nadia Habib has been granted the greatest birthday gift of all – the gift of time. The 20-year-old Woodside resident and her mother, Nazmin, were facing deportation to Bangladesh on September 29, one day before Nadia’s birthday, but the pair was granted a last-minute reprieve, allowing them to remain in the country – for now. [...]