What you should know New York City is stepping up its efforts to transport migrants out of the city as its shelter system reaches capacity, establishing an office dedicated to providing asylum seekers with free one-way tickets to anywhere in the world. The City Council confirmed the establishment of a new “ticketing center” in Manhattan … Read more
NEW YORK — The New York City Mayor’s Office is offering free plane tickets to other destinations in the United States to immigrants who want to leave the city voluntarily, in an almost desperate attempt to decongest the city in the face of an incessant flow from the Spring 2022 has brought 133,400 people to … Read more
NEW YORK — The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, increased this Tuesday the jobs available for immigrants who have obtained work permits in the United States to 32,000, almost double those announced at the beginning of the month after a state initiative to identify employers. “We have now identified, this is new information, 32,000 … Read more
What you should know Amid the migrant crisis on Monday, dozens of migrants were evicted from a Manhattan shelter due to an inadequate fire alarm system, the City of New York reported. In total 130 single men were removed from Touro University in Manhattan, which had been in operation for about three months, and during … Read more
What to know About 3,000 asylum seekers have been told their time has run out in New York City shelters, but about half have reapplied to stay. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced in July that the city would begin giving adult immigrants 60 days notice to leave city-run shelters. The policy has since … Read more
What you should know New York City will begin providing 60 days notice for families with asylum-seeking children in shelters to find alternative housing, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. Immigrants will be offered intensified social work services to help them explore other housing options. Each household that is notified will have multiple points of contact … Read more
What to know New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is supporting the city’s effort to suspend a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to homeless people, as a large influx of immigrants overwhelms the city’s shelter system. The city has been trying for months to roll back the so-called right to housing … Read more
What to Know New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to travel to parts of Central America to speak with migrants in what is considered the most treacherous part of his trip, according to sources. City Hall aides say the upcoming trip Adams is, in part, designed to examine what they describe as a channel … Read more
Migration crisis 8 hours ago A judge left the migrants housed in a school set up as a shelter on Staten Island on the street. This comes amid another court dispute over the measure that would reduce the time asylum seekers can spend in shelters to just 30 days. Yolanda Vasquez with the details. Featured … Read more
NEW YORK — Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday deployed an additional 150 members of the New York National Guard to support the ongoing response to the asylum seeker and migrant crisis. With this measure, the State will be able to assign 250 members of the National Guard personnel the full-time responsibilities of case management professionals. … Read more