Activist Power Malu, who fights for asylum seeker rights, said flyers are being distributed at the Southern U.S. border asking asylum seekers to consider settling in other cities because shelter or services are not guaranteed. “People need to be treated with dignity,” said Malu. “P...
AILA members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis. AILA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that provides continuing legal education, information, professional services, and expertise through its 38 chapters and over 50 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan shuttered three years ago, but it will soon be bustling again — reopening to accommodate an anticipated influx of asylum seekers just as other New York City hotels are being converted to emergency shelters. Mayor ...
The NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) offered 150 families cash assistance through the Asylee Moveout Assistance (AMA), a pilot created in December last year to help find permanent housing for asylum seekers. The pilot was launched in partnership with some city shelters providing services ...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams ripped Rockland County Executive Ed Day as "racist" and "antisemitic" in response to Day challenging the mayor's plans to send busloads of asylum seekers.
Image courtesy ofMichael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeonFlickr October 10, 2024 NYC to close Randall’s Island migrant shelter in February ByAaron Ginsburg The migrant shelter on Randall's Island that once housed 3,000 adults will close early next year as the number of asylum seekers arrivin...
and punks from the surrounding Myrtle-Broadway community. The land houses dozens of hexagonal farm plots, a chicken pen, a compost site, a gazebo, a free library, and a greenhouse with a koi pond. West African asylum seekers from nearby respite centers spend time at the farm and exist in...
Some advocates, including Schwartzwald, see parallels between Trump and Adams’ rhetoric and worry about the climate it creates for asylum seekers, some of which has reverberated in schools. Some students at Newcomers High School, for instance, havesought a name changein part because...
In reality, the vast majority of asylum-seekers must wait far longer than 180 days to obtain work permits because of the strains faced by the U.S. immigration system. Migrants with immigration court cases are waiting an average of more than four years to have their applications processed by ...
New York City has beenso generous to the asylum seekersthere's no need for their kids to work, Ariola said. "They're receiving debit cards now. They have lodging. They have free call centers," she said. "They have free medical care. They're getting free education. There is no need ...