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Firefighters sound alarm on staffing at 9/11 Health Program
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Were 9/11 health workers reassigned to ICE? NY reps inquire
Members of Congress are questioning the ability of the World Trade Center Health Program to provide care for 9/11 responders and survivors.
Law Department working to release “tens of thousands” of 9/11 documents
Lawmakers and advocates for 9/11 first responders and survivors have pushed for years for the city to release documents from the period following the attacks.
City Council Secures Commitment from Corporation Counsel to Release 9/11 Documents
Speaker Julie Menin secured a commitment from Corporation Counsel Steve Banks that the City’s Law Department will create a public online portal to release documents related to post-9/11 air quality and health risks.
2 World Trade Center Health Program staffers reassigned, nonprofit says
The executive director of the nonprofit organization 9/11 Health Watch confirms two staffers at the World Trade Center Health Program have been reassigned, including one to ICE.
Reports: some 9/11 health staffers reassigned to ICE, other roles
Schumer joins local Republican colleagues in voicing concerns
Schumer Sounds Alarm: As Trump Strips Staff From 9/11 Health Program and Reassigns Them to ICE, Senator Demands Immediate Reversal to Protect 140,000 Survivors
“9/11 survivors are dying of cancer, fighting to breathe, and Trump is ripping away their care to staff ICE,” said Senator Schumer. “It is a disgrace and a betrayal of our first responders.”
Gutted 9/11 World Trade Center Health program now reassigning workers to ICE: advocates
Staffers at the federal World Trade Center Health Program — which has already seen more than a 25% drop in personnel — have been reassigned to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Indian Health Service, advocates for the 9/11 community said.
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Lawmakers seek meeting with RFK Jr. over staff shortages, delays at World Trade Center Health Program
A federal agency seeking to treat emergency responders who fell ill after 9/11 is contending with staffing shortages and delays that could have “devastating medical consequences” as the United States approaches the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.