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False information spurred these migrants to come to the US. Now they receive
even more misleading information about navigating their new home
This article is co-published with Documented, a multilingual news site about
immigrants in New York, and the Markup, a non-profit, investigative newsroom
that challenges technology to serve the public good.
One video told viewers that new migrants easily get work permits and good jobs
in the United States. Another warned viewers, once they are in the US, not to
change their postal address or transfer their asylum case if they move to
another state. Another instructed them to reapply for asylum if they do not
receive an acknowledgment letter within a few months.
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