Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Jeff Coltin NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams made some of his strongest comments yet on his concerns about the unending flow of migrants coming to the city, warning it will upend neighborhoods and continue to strain resources. “Never in my life have I had […]
By Priscilla Alvarez, Polo Sandoval and Mark Morales, CNN The White House defended its response to the asylum seeker influx facing New York Friday, arguing that without congressional action, the administration is limited in what it can do, following a letter from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul urging more action. The growing number of migrants at the […]
Governor Kathy Hochul today extended an Executive Order which provides the State with greater flexibility to procure the resources necessary for municipalities to support asylum seekers and provide them with humanitarian aid. This Executive Order follows Governor Hochul’s public address to New Yorkers on the asylum seeker crisis. “New York State continues to deploy significant resources to […]
Editorial credit: Mircea Moira / Shutterstock.com By Maribel Hastings The Spanish-language media coverage of the refugee crisis in New York reveals a common denominator among immigrants: they want to work. As people seeking asylum, they wait six months, at a minimum, to be eligible to apply for a work permit. In some cases, the wait […]
Near his shelter in Bushwick, migrant Yohandry Marquez said he doesn’t know where he’ll go when his time there is up. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | AUG 29, 2023 With expiration of their time in free city beds fast approaching, some migrants are racing to find a place to rent while others are unsure […]
By Vanessa Cárdenas Yesterday, Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacted to the details and larger implications of the Trump and Miller immigration plan. Read her comments in full HERE and find excerpts of Vanessa’s reaction to Trump’s vision below: “Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s immigration plan is not just a draconian set of policies, but also a […]
By: Dara Lind Editorial credit: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock.com On April 8, a family came to the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana and asked to be let into the United States to seek asylum. The husband’s arm was bleeding. He’d been shot. The cartel that had driven him and his family from Jalisco the […]
By Linda Nwoke In the complexity of global politics, the pursuit of safety and freedom often leads many people on a perilous journey from persecution and oppression to seeking refuge in another country. Various factors, such as an unwavering belief in democracy and human rights or ideas, can cause them to become subject to persecution […]
Editorial credit: Mircea Moira / Shutterstock.com With Over 46,000 Asylum Seekers Currently in City’s Care, New Program Allows Houses of Worship to Host 19 Asylum Seekers Each Overnight Up to 50 Houses of Worship Set to Participate in First Cohort NEW YORK – As New York City continues to care for more than 46,000 asylum seekers, […]
Posted by American Immigration Council Staff // ImmigrationImpact.com The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency back in May meant an end to Title 42. That policy, grounded in an obscure public health law, was put in place by the Trump administration in March 2020 to stifle asylum rights at the U.S. southern border. To prevent […]