Mayor Adams this morning announced a plan to partner with 50 places of worship to house around 1,000 migrants.
Participating sites will offer food, showers and legal assistance to single adult men.
Currently, more than 46,000 asylum seekers are in the care of the City.
The mayor once again asked the federal government to intervene to speed up work authorization for migrants.
“The asylum seeker crisis is a national crisis that needs a national solution. But we are doing our part to help our brothers and sisters in New York City. Join us now in the Alcvaldia”, wrote the mayor in a message on social networks before starting the press conference with the religious leaders.
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The asylum seeker crisis is a national crisis that needs a national solution. But we’re doing our part to help our brothers and sisters in New York City. Join us now at City Hall.
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) June 5, 2023
For their part, religious leaders offer their help from their vocation to help others…
“Money or not, we see it as a religious mandate and even with our own resources we are responding to crises. We are in the communities where there is potential for relationships because we know the language,” Raymond said.
Rivera, bishop Latino Pastoral.
Aams also noted that the costs to support the influx of immigrants have been $1.2 million since May 31.
In this regard, he said that the federal government has allocated $40 million, enough to pay for five days.
2023-06-05 15:24:00
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