NEW YORK — The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, questioned for the first time that migrants who have arrived in the city in recent months have the right to a roof in public shelters, statements that this Wednesday have generated immediate criticism from activists and legal groups. “Anyone in need of shelter, including … Read more
NEW YORK — Raw, cold and expired. This is how the refugees living in the Row Hotel in Manhattan describe the food the city serves them. Those staying at the Times Square hotel point to the pasta covered in dollops of fat and the meatballs frozen in the middle when served. They are also putting … Read more
NEW YORK – Last week, a Venezuelan asylum seeker committed suicide at a Queens shelter, shortly after authorities impounded the motorcycle he had purchased to make deliveries and generate income. John Ortega’s partner, traumatized by finding his body in the bathroom, took their 3-year-old daughter and slept in a friend’s room at the shelter. She … Read more
NEW YORK – A second migrant has died by suicide in New York City’s reception system, law enforcement sources and sources in the city’s humanitarian community said Monday. The 26-year-old man died in a Queens shelter on Wednesday last week, sources said. Relief sources familiar with the family’s situation indicated that the young man was … Read more
EL PASO, Texas — Along the southern U.S. border, two cities — El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico — were preparing on Sunday for the arrival of up to 5,000 additional migrants a day once lifted the restrictions. COVID-19 pandemic in the coming days, putting in place plans to provide emergency shelter, food and … Read more
NEW YORK – The first buses of a new anticipated influx of asylum seekers arrived at the Port Authority’s bus terminal early Monday, with thousands more expected to flood a New York City shelter system already grappling with its refugee crisis for decades. It wasn’t immediately clear how many immigrants from the US border with … Read more