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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
New diagnosis poses serious risk to NYC public school student detained by ICE, his lawyers say
NEW YORK — Bronx public school student Dylan, who was detained by federal authorities at a recent immigration hearing, received a medical diagnosis over the weekend that his lawyers believe should have required his immediate release. Worse yet, for days after learning of his diagnosis, Dylan's legal team at the New York Legal Assistance Group was unable to reach him until Monday, according to new filings in a federal court case known as a 'habeas corpus' petition, where he is challenging his detention as unlawful. Dylan, 20-year-old Venezuelan, is currently being held in Pennsylvania. At a conference Monday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines in Pennsylvania denied Dylan's emergency motion, though his lawyers said they were told they could refile after the court and federal government review the medical records. His broader case challenging his detention remains ongoing. 'While we are disappointed with today's decision by the judge, we remain unwavering in our determination to fight for justice, due process and to bring Dylan home as soon as humanly possible,' said a NYLAG spokesperson. Dylan had been receiving medical tests for gastrointestinal issues that could be symptoms of Crohn's disease or cancer at the time he was detained, the Daily News previously reported. His medical records and other sensitive health information were put under seal on Monday. 'It would be profoundly unfair, and irreversible, if prolonging this unlawful detention causes further and possibly very serious harm to this young man's health at an exceptionally delicate point in his medical history,' Dylan's filings continued. Immigration cases are not available to the public, and his last name is being withheld per his family's request. Separately, the city's Law Department made a motion to file an amicus brief on Monday, insisting the manner in which Dylan was arrested at a routine court hearing on May 21 could deter people from accessing the court system. 'The implications threaten to reach well beyond the immigration arena and reach the countless other matters affecting public welfare that require our residents to appear in court every day,' read the city's filing in support of Dylan. In a statement alongside the brief, Mayor Eric Adams added Dylan was going through the legal process to be allowed to work, and accessed a public center helping migrants avoid city shelters and become independent. 'But instead of being rewarded for following the law, he was punished for doing what we all asked him to do,' Adams said. DHS did not return a request for comment on Monday afternoon but last week condemned a Biden-era asylum process that allowed immigrants like Dylan to enter the country with a notice to appear before a judge. The agency claimed President Donald Trump has gone back to following the law and that the student and others in his position should have faced expedited removal from the beginning. 'If individuals have a valid credible-fear claim, they will continue in immigration proceedings,' officials said in a statement, 'but if no valid claim is found, aliens will be subject to a swift deportation.' He has since notched a win in the process when he passed DHS's credible fear interview, meaning he will not be deported immediately and can bring his case back before an immigration judge — the process he was undertaking when he was suddenly arrested. Dylan, a student at Ellis Prep High School, is pursuing a pathway to a green card. He has no criminal record. His detention has struck a chord with New York politicians and advocates, who turned out last week en masse to protest his detention and Adams' relative silence on his arrest before the amicus brief filed Monday. _____
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
New diagnosis poses serious risk to NYC public school student detained by ICE, his lawyers say
NEW YORK — Bronx public school student Dylan, who was detained by federal authorities at a recent immigration hearing, received a medical diagnosis over the weekend that his lawyers believe should have required his immediate release. Worse yet, for days after learning of his diagnosis, Dylan's legal team at the New York Legal Assistance Group was unable to reach him until Monday, according to new filings in a federal court case known as a 'habeas corpus' petition, where he is challenging his detention as unlawful. Dylan, 20-year-old Venezuelan, is currently being held in Pennsylvania. At a conference Monday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines in Pennsylvania denied Dylan's emergency motion, though his lawyers said they were told they could refile after the court and federal government review the medical records. His broader case challenging his detention remains ongoing. 'While we are disappointed with today's decision by the judge, we remain unwavering in our determination to fight for justice, due process and to bring Dylan home as soon as humanly possible,' said a NYLAG spokesperson. Dylan had been receiving medical tests for gastrointestinal issues that could be symptoms of Crohn's disease or cancer at the time he was detained, the Daily News previously reported. His medical records and other sensitive health information were put under seal on Monday. 'It would be profoundly unfair, and irreversible, if prolonging this unlawful detention causes further and possibly very serious harm to this young man's health at an exceptionally delicate point in his medical history,' Dylan's filings continued. Immigration cases are not available to the public, and his last name is being withheld per his family's request. Separately, the city's Law Department made a motion to file an amicus brief on Monday, insisting the manner in which Dylan was arrested at a routine court hearing on May 21 could deter people from accessing the court system. 'The implications threaten to reach well beyond the immigration arena and reach the countless other matters affecting public welfare that require our residents to appear in court every day,' read the city's filing in support of Dylan. In a statement alongside the brief, Mayor Eric Adams added Dylan was going through the legal process to be allowed to work, and accessed a public center helping migrants avoid city shelters and become independent. 'But instead of being rewarded for following the law, he was punished for doing what we all asked him to do,' Adams said. DHS did not return a request for comment on Monday afternoon but last week condemned a Biden-era asylum process that allowed immigrants like Dylan to enter the country with a notice to appear before a judge. The agency claimed President Donald Trump has gone back to following the law and that the student and others in his position should have faced expedited removal from the beginning. 'If individuals have a valid credible-fear claim, they will continue in immigration proceedings,' officials said in a statement, 'but if no valid claim is found, aliens will be subject to a swift deportation.' He has since notched a win in the process when he passed DHS's credible fear interview, meaning he will not be deported immediately and can bring his case back before an immigration judge — the process he was undertaking when he was suddenly arrested. Dylan, a student at Ellis Prep High School, is pursuing a pathway to a green card. He has no criminal record. His detention has struck a chord with New York politicians and advocates, who turned out last week en masse to protest his detention and Adams' relative silence on his arrest before the amicus brief filed Monday. _____
Politico
19-05-2025
- Business
- Politico
Consumers request extension of CDPAP preliminary injunction
Beat Memo Attorneys representing participants in New York's consumer-directed personal assistance program filed a motion Thursday aiming to extend a partial delay of the program's consolidation, the New York Legal Assistance Group revealed. Consumers are requesting a federal judge to extend a preliminary injunction agreed on by the state and the plaintiffs that is set to expire on June 6. They are requesting the injunction be extended until Aug. 15, and called for greater transparency and accountability from the state and Public Partnerships LLC, the company that took the administrative system for the program. Public Partnerships has been accused by workers and consumers in separate lawsuits of mishandling payroll and sensitive information for participants in the program. 'Our team is hearing daily from CDPAP consumers across the state who are still unable to register with PPL, whose personal assistants are still unable to register with PPL, and whose personal assistants are not able to clock time or be paid correctly,' Elizabeth Jois, one of the attorneys litigating the case, said in a statement Friday. 'What is crystal clear to everyone in the CDPAP community is that the transition to PPL has been chaotic, and has resulted in far too many CDPAP consumers losing services,' Jois added. 'These failures continue to jeopardize the safety of Disabled New Yorkers who rely on the CDPAP program, while forcing home care workers into prolonged financial insecurity.' The proposal filed by consumers would require the state to identify every CDPAP consumer who has gone without some or all care for the past two weeks, and assign them one-on-one assistance to navigate the troubled new administrative system. That includes consumers with personal assistants who quit, and those with assistants who have been working without pay, regardless of their registration status. Last week, state lawmakers reignited their push against the transition with a new piece of legislation that would open the door to having more than one fiscal intermediary. The legislation would create a separate class of fiscal services companies contracted through the state Department of Health, who would work with independent living centers to handle administrative tasks and payroll for program participants. 'I decided to sponsor this bill because it is necessary to consider every option to address the ongoing chaos created by the failed transition to a single FI,' bill sponsor state Sen. Gustavo Rivera told Spectrum News Thursday. 'One month after the transition occurred, 99,000 workers had not received a single paycheck and saw their health benefits basically erased while countless of disabled and older New Yorkers have been left without care. People are hitting a breaking point — we've even heard of workers who are planning on sleeping in their cars because they cannot pay their rent.' IN OTHER NEWS: — A preliminary injunction was issued Friday in a multi-state lawsuit over a Trump administration move to rescind $11 billion in federal public health funding, including $400 million for New York state. The money was allocated during the pandemic for Covid-related initiatives and mental health and substance abuse efforts. 'The previously rescinded funds support the long-overdue modernization of the city's infectious disease work to prevent and quickly respond to future public health emergencies,' acting Health Commissioner Michelle Morse said in a statement, expressing gratitude for the preliminary injunction. 'We continue to be in close communication with our partners on next steps.' ON THE AGENDA: — Thursday at 10 a.m. The City Council hosts a hearing on the executive budget for NYC Health + Hospitals. — Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Review Panel will meet via conference call. — Friday at 10 a.m. The City Council hosts a hearing on the health, mental health, disabilities and addiction portions of the executive budget. GOT TIPS? Send story ideas and feedback to Maya Kaufman at mkaufman@ and Katelyn Cordero at kcordero@ Want to receive this newsletter every weekday? Subscribe to POLITICO Pro. You'll also receive daily policy news and other intelligence you need to act on the day's biggest stories. What you may have missed — After 'Aid in Dying' legislation passed the state Assembly last month, its fate in the Senate became one of the most anticipated outcomes in the legislative session. Twenty-five of the 40 Senate Democrats have signed on as sponsors, but it's likely that 32 will have to embrace the bill — which would let doctors help euthanize people with terminal illnesses — for it to receive a floor vote. POLITICO Pro's Katelyn Cordero and Bill Mahoney spoke with 11 rank-and-file Senate Democrats who have yet to sign on to the measure. Odds and Ends NOW WE KNOW — Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. TODAY'S TIP — Avoid overeating by developing an 'anti-cravings tool kit.' STUDY THIS — Via WaPo: New research finds an association between a healthy diet in childhood and a later first menstrual period. What We're Reading — Ozempic knockoffs survive crackdown thanks to a loophole. (The Wall Street Journal) — As Congress debates cutting Medicaid, a major study shows it saves lives. (The New York Times) — The World Health Organization looks ahead to life without the U.S. (Reuters) Around POLITICO — Federal judge hands HRSA 340B wins as pharma pushes changes, Lauren Gardner reports. — Trump admin weighs changes to user fees to counter concerns over pharma industry influence, David Lim reports. MISSED A ROUNDUP? Get caught up on the New York Health Care newsletter.
