Immigration
New York City
Adams’ order suspending some right-to-shelter protections called premature, illegal
You might expect city leaders to present a united front to face this crisis, but that’s not the case.
New York City
Lawmakers and advocates say state’s plan to address New York City’s migrant crisis won’t cut it
The governor’s support has been labeled as “insufficient,” amid calls for greater advocacy and public statements from the Legislature.
Immigration
Nonprofits to provide child care support to undocumented children
The Chinese-American Planning Council, among other organizations, is partnering with Promise NYC to operate the city-initiated services.
Housing
Immigrant households disproportionately rent-burdened: Report
Nearly 434,000 children in New York City were in households with at least one immigrant parent and experienced rent burden in 2021, according to the Citizens’ Committee for Children analysis.
Immigration
New York City opens new emergency center for asylum-seekers in a Midtown hotel
While the tents at Randall’s Island remain far below capacity, the city is opening a new HERRC at the Hotel Wolcott in Manhattan.
Immigration
Nonprofit receives $100K for emergency migrant relief fund
The Havens Relief Fund Society was among 66 organizations awarded grant funding from the New York Community Trust.
Immigration
Plans for a Randall’s Island tent city draw familiar criticism
As the city struggles to host thousands of incoming asylum-seekers, a pivot to build a tent city on Randall’s Island still poses concerns about extreme weather and accessibility, some lawmakers and advocates said.
Immigration
Editor’s Note: Migrants arriving in NYC deserve their day in court
Nonprofits working with the new arrivals have received hundreds of improperly addressed asylum hearing notices.
Education
New York City’s plan for integrating asylum-seeker children into public schools
Potentially thousands of these new students could be entering schools in the fall, and the nation’s largest school system will be developing a curriculum to meet their needs
Immigration
An estimated 6,300 asylum-seekers have entered NYC’s shelters
A lack of coordination with Texas, Arizona and the feds has created uncertainty about how many migrants will ultimately arrive in the city.
Immigration
Migrant families are being separated when entering NYC shelter system: Advocates
Some asylum seekers who do not have documentation to prove they are related have opted to sleep on the street rather than be housed in different shelters.
Immigration
Migrant transfers continue, despite outcry
Advocates have called on federal officials to return 70 migrants transferred out of the Orange County Correctional Facility back to their communities.
Immigration
Texas Gov. Abbott escalates feud with Eric Adams by ‘shamelessly’ sending migrant buses to NYC
The move follows Adams’ refusal to accept Abbott’s invitation to visit the Texas border towns where migrants are crossing into the U.S.
Bill de Blasio