Adams Calls for Change to New York City’s Sanctuary City Laws in Harshest Statement Yet

Adams Calls for Change to New York City’s Sanctuary City Laws in Harshest Statement Yet

Editorial credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com By Emily Ngo | Politico NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams wants migrants “suspected” of major crimes turned over to federal immigration officials — a proposal that would curtail New York’s sanctuary city policy. His call for a rollback of the rules — his clearest criticism yet of laws […]

Gov. Hochul Welcomes Possible Biden Executive Action on Immigration

Gov. Hochul Welcomes Possible Biden Executive Action on Immigration

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Kevin Frey | February 23, 2024 | Spectrum News NY1 Gov. Kathy Hochul is welcoming the prospect of President Joe Biden taking executive action on immigration. Hochul, who spoke to Spectrum News while at the White House Friday, simultaneously offered criticism of congressional Republicans. Just weeks ago, a […]

Brooklyn’s Hall Street Migrant Shelter Grows to 3,000, Testing Neighbors in Clinton Hill

Brooklyn’s Hall Street Migrant Shelter Grows to 3,000, Testing Neighbors in Clinton Hill

Workers bring supplies to the Hall Street migrant family shelter in Brooklyn, Feb. 21, 2024. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | February 23, 2024 A massive migrant shelter in a complex of converted warehouses on Hall Street in Clinton Hill that opened last summer with no public announcement has since grown to house around 3,000 people. Officials […]

ICYMI — Lohud Op-Ed: “All of Us Benefit from the Economic and Cultural Contributions of Newcomers.”

ICYMI — Lohud Op-Ed: “All of Us Benefit from the Economic and Cultural Contributions of Newcomers.”

By America’s Voice | February 23, 2024 New York, NY — In a recent Lohud.com op-ed, David Dyssegaard Kallick and Carola Otero Bracco highlighted the immediate positive economic impact of migrants and asylum seekers on the Hudson Valley region and how New York could ensure everyone benefits from their impact. The article emphasizes that immigrants in the lower […]

Twilight Zone: Hochul Calls for Border Security, Chides Republicans for Blocking It

Twilight Zone: Hochul Calls for Border Security, Chides Republicans for Blocking It

Editorial credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com By Austin C. Jefferson | February 22, 2024 | City & State New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, appearing at Politico’s Governors Summit in Washington D.C., said that Democratic policy on immigration has become more open to compromise and border protections as more migrants cross into the United States. New York, […]

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Generate Billions of Dollars More Than They Cost the U.S. Government

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Generate Billions of Dollars More Than They Cost the U.S. Government

By Karen Aho | Immigration Impact A report released this month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that refugees and asylees have generated tens of billions of dollars more in local, state, and federal tax revenues over the last 15 years than they have cost in direct government services—ultimately representing a net […]

Adams Retracts Budget Cuts, But Continues Scapegoating Asylum Seekers

Adams Retracts Budget Cuts, But Continues Scapegoating Asylum Seekers

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com New York, NY—On February 21, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced the cancellation of the Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) for city agencies. Despite a budget surplus, Mayor Adams also announced an additional 10% cut to city-funded asylum seeker costs. Also Read: NYC Migrant Spending Further Cut […]

America’s Voice Reacts to Rumored Biden Immigration Executive Actions and Larger Immigration Moment

America’s Voice Reacts to Rumored Biden Immigration Executive Actions and Larger Immigration Moment

Editorial credit: Luca Perra / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice | February 22, 2024 Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the rumors of Biden administration executive actions on border and asylum:  “The Biden administration seems to be learning some of the wrong immigration policy and […]

America’s Voice Responds to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Attacks on Migrant Shelters on U.S./Mexico Border

America’s Voice Responds to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Attacks on Migrant Shelters on U.S./Mexico Border

Editorial credit: Jose Carrera / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice | February 22, 2024 Austin, Texas – On Tuesday evening, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his office was suing and accusing of human smuggling the Annunciation House, a Catholic nonprofit organization that operates shelters and provides humanitarian assistance in El Paso, Texas. For example, after federal border officials process […]