A complex of giant tents built on an island will open Wednesday as New York City’s last temporary shelter for the influx of migrants arriving on buses from southern border states. Randall’s Island Rescue Center is intended to be a temporary transit station for single adult men – many of them from Venezuela – arriving … Read more
As thousands of asylum-seeking immigrants arrive in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams and several city officials have pointed out in recent weeks that newcomers can get a range of city services to help them adapt to the new reality. In our weekly “The Lawyer by Your Side” segment, immigration attorney Luis Gómez Alfaro discusses … Read more
Immigrants from Central and South America continue to arrive in New York after crossing several countries and dangerous borders. On Friday morning, a bus arrived from Texas with 54 people, most of them from Venezuela. “In the jungle we met a family of 14 people, people we helped and people who helped us and told … Read more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday that his state will now bus immigrants directly to New York City, intensifying a war of words with Mayor Eric Adams and causing difficulties for the city’s shelter system. The governor went even further by pointing out that the first contingent of these immigrants had already arrived in New … Read more
In recent weeks, New York City has been receiving a high number of immigrants seeking asylum. The fact has drawn the attention of Mayor Eric Adams himself, who spoke about it. “New York has been and always will be a city of immigrants that welcomes newcomers with open arms,” the mayor wrote at the time … Read more
The future of at least 78,000 young immigrants in the United States, including 37,000 in our area, would soon be defined, after immigrant rights organizations filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in New York. “During this time, a year and a half, I haven’t been able to do anything, I haven’t been able … Read more
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court decided by 5 to 4 to end the immigration law that forced citizens of different nationalities to wait for the asylum application process from the border in Mexico. Residents of Sunset Park, a neighborhood with a high population of Latino immigrants, expressed opposing views: “Many people suffer at the … Read more
Before anyone could vote, a state Supreme Court judge blocked plans for New York City’s legal residents before naturalizing US citizens to elect their mayor and other city officials. The 1867 legislative proposal, known as Our City, Our Votepassed in the City Council in December and signed into law by Mayor Adams in January, was … Read more
Immigrants who are in the Armed Forces can request special temporary protection for their spouses or parents who are undocumented in this country. In the segment “The Lawyer by your side”, the lawyer Luis Gómez Alfaro speaks with the editor in chief of NY1 Noticias, Esteban Creste, about this protection that in the language of … Read more
Colombians residing in New York are preparing for the presidential elections of the South American country, to be held this Sunday, May 29. Every day I have the opportunity to see different news through international portals and follow up on all the candidates, the proposals and how it goes,” says Joan Sebastian Castaño, a Colombian … Read more