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Loitering charges are used to target potentially undocumented sex workers.

2018

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In 2018, loitering arrests in New York go up by almost 200%. Police target neighborhoods where high numbers of immigrants live, and focus on potentially undocumented sex workers.

"Under Section 212 of the of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a person is ineligible for documented status if they have 'engaged in prostitution within ten years of the date of application.'”