NYC Mayor Eric Adams labels county exec who blocked asylum seekers as ‘racist’ and ‘antisemitic’ New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the city would fight any legal challenges preventing busloads of asylum seekers from arriving in upstate counties. New York City MayorEric Adamson ...
“We feel bad because we are in the street,” said Abdel, an asylum seeker from Senegal. “We sit in the street. We don’t like to sit in the street.” Multiple asylum seekers told PIX11 News on Sunday that they came to America looking for jobs and want to work with digni...
Before the surge in asylum seekers, the city was dealing with increased homelessness, packed shelters and a dearth of affordable housing. New York even announceda plan to send hundreds of migrantsto hotels in suburban Orange and Rockland counties across across the Hudson River, anger...
NEW YORK-- Tents and small houses inCentral Parkmay be used to temporarily shelter asylum seekers inNew York City, CBS2 has learned. City Hall sources said the plan, outlined in an internal document, could be implemented if border towns continue sending asylum seekers and hotel sp...
First buses of asylum seekers arrive in Orange County, as NYC says it's out of options More related stories As CBS2's Naveen Dhaliwal reports, an email went out to parents Friday morning informing them that the school will be the latest location for asylum seekers coming into the city. ...
Finally–and for me, this is the best argument against forum shopping–given the years-long waiting period before the interview, asylum seekers have got to live their lives. I often advise new clients that they should live as though they are going to win their cases. Why? Because it’s...
Adams added: "We are hopeful this policy will help better control the flow of asylum seekers arriving at thesouthern border.At the same time, we still need a long-term and proactive strategy to manage the crisis we are seeing." The mayor’s praise comes just days after he sp...
NEW YORK-- Democratic members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Friday toured the Roosevelt Hotel,which has been housing asylum seekers. Lawmakers say they wanted to see firsthand how city agencies were handling the situation so they can better advocate for federal solutions. ...
The governor said that she and Mayor Adams first asked the White House for work authorization a year ago, when there were only 10,00 asylum seekers. Now, there are nearly 100,000. More from CBS News AOC: NYC Mayor Eric Adams should resign "for the good of the city"...
“The first step is to have an inter-shelter room that is well equipped,” Leonard said. With more resources, “the men can be fed when they play, and we have enough room for anybody who wants to play.” The long-term dream? To establish a nonprofit that can employ asylum-seekers as...