Migrant situation after several shelters are closed

This time, returning to the Pura Política section, Pura Política presenter Julio César García interviews Gabriela Sandoval, director of the New Destiny Housing group.

The mayor’s office has announced that the migrant shelter on Randall’s Island will be closed.

He says this is because fewer migrants are coming, but that also does not mean that the migrants in the city’s care have gone on to become independent. and find a permanent home.

In this regard, Sandoval assures us that approximately two thousand immigrants sleep on Randall’s Island every night and that the concern of organizations like New Destiny Housing is that change will bring the address affects the immigration procedures of the people who live there because they get. your court documents and other processes at that address.

“In addition, the change that may occur in work matters, this change can affect the record, it can affect the opportunities they have achieved to leave the shelter system and achieve their own home,” Sandoval said.

However, he also notes that closing the Randall’s Island shelter would not affect New Yorkers who also rely on the city’s shelter system.

“Individuals as well as families with children can seek help in the city’s shelter system, so the city should have a place, responding to the legal mandate, for people who need sleep,” Sandoval said.

We are in domestic violence awareness month and about this, Sandoval tells us that there are resources for people who are victims of domestic violence.

“People can go to family justice centers, there’s one in each county, there’s also a 24-hour line that offers services in Spanish, which is 1-800-621-4673,” he said.

However, she recommends that it is best to call 911 in case of emergency. .

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