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Pelosi talks immigration in Elmhurst
House Speaker holds forum on future of bill to give DREAMers chance to stay in U.S.
THE WALK OF LIFE IN MIDDLE VILLAGE
More than $125,000 was raised for the American Cancer Society during the Middle Village Relay for Life
held the weekend of June 22-23 at Juniper Valley Park. Photo by Dean Moses
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BY MAX PARROTT
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
came to Elmhurst on June 24 with
Congresswoman Grace Meng to
talk about immigration after the
Trump administration delayed
a nationwide effort to deport
undocumented immigrants
scheduled for over the weekend.
Pelosi arrived in Queens
on June 24 to raise awareness
around H.R. 6, a bill passed in the
house several weeks ago called
the Dream and Promise Act
that would establish a pathway
to citizenship for DREAMers,
as well as Temporary Protected
Status recipients.
In addition to the recent
legislation, the conversation
centered around what New York’s
response would be to the Supreme
Court decision on whether the
Trump administration will be
able to require a citizenship
question on the 2020 census.
Pelosi and Meng were joined
by immigration activists from
across Queens and New York City,
who filtered their discussion on
these two national immigration
issues through their experiences
advocating for local immigration
issues in New York.
The forum took place close
to Jackson Heights, which is
considered the heart of the Queens’
Nepali community, a nationality
whose TPS status was expected
to run out on June 24, until a
class action lawsuit recently
pushed the deadline back until
next March.
“We wanted to be here
primarily to celebrate but also
to make sure that we are hearing
directly from our leadership
what we can do and what the best
strategy is to push the Dream
and Promise Act forward to pass
it in the Senate,” said Meng.
The bill is expected to be a
tough sell in the Republicancontrolled
Senate even though,
UPDATED EVERY DAY AT QNS.BY JENNA BAGCAL
A trio of thieves ambushed
a man in Alley Pond Park
last week, according
to police.
Police from the 111th Precinct
reported that just after midnight
on June 18, a 21-year-old man
was standing outside of his
parked car using his cellphone
at Kingsbury Avenue and Grand
Central Parkway.
A few moments later, three
men, one of which the victim
knew, approached him and
dragged him into the park. One
suspect allegedly struck the
victim on the head with a glass
liquor bottle. Police said a second
suspect attempted to stab the
victim with a switchblade but
was unsuccessful.
The three men stole $200 in
cash, a pair of Adidas sneakers
and glasses. They then got into a
gray Toyota Camry and fled in an
unknown direction.
Cops reported that the victim
sustained an injury to the head
but refused medical attention at
the scene.
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives need the public’s help in finding
a knife-wielding robber who held up a Maspeth
cellphone store.
Police said the caper took place at 4:43 p.m.
on June 22 inside the Metro PCS shop at 58-
BY JACOB KAYE
Every vote counted in
the race for the Democratic
nomination for Queens
district attorney – although
every vote has yet to
be counted.
With the majority
of precincts reporting,
progressive candidate
Tiffany Cabán holds about
1,100 votes more than
her closest rival, Queens
Borough President Melinda
Katz, according to the
unofficial results provided
by the New York City Board
of Elections as of 11 a.m. on
June 26.
Despite the tight margin,
Cabán declared victory last
night in front of a crowd of
supporters in Woodside.
A closer look at the votes
across the borough shows
the same.
Across Queens, turnout
Tiffany Caban declared victory in the was low. Only about 11
Queens DA primary on June 25.
Photo: Mark Hallum/QNS
Queens DA race by the district
Trio of thieves
ambush victim
in Bayside
Bandit robs Maspeth
cellphone store
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