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In this July 17, 2014 photo, Maria Ruiz, 9, plays with neighbors in the front yard of her apartment building in Huntington Station, N.Y. Ruiz traveled from Nicaragua to the United States with her sister in June of 2013. Since October 2013, 4,244 minors who crossed Rio Grande River illegally, without their parents, have made New York their home. Metropolitan New York cases are being handled by the federal Immigration Court in New York City, which is struggling to allocate resources, including pro bono lawyers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Immigration

Immigrant children face uncertain future in courts

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September 10, 2014 10:42 pm

NYC union: Cops not to blame for drugged-out death

NYC union: Cops not to blame for drugged-out death

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August 30, 2014 8:14 pm

Six-year-old Gabriela Lopez is escorted from an appearance in Immigration Court by an unidentified adult in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Gabriela, who made the journey with her 15-year-old brother Brandon in May 2014, is one of the 57,000 unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally from Central America. Their father said his children were escaping extortion in their home country of El Salvador. (AP Photo/Vanessa A. Alvarez)

Immigration

Expedited immigration hearings in NYC for minors

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August 14, 2014 1:05 am

Disabled commuter train to NYC cleared from tracks

Business

Disabled commuter train to NYC cleared from tracks

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July 29, 2014 3:34 pm