Nonprofits
NYN Media
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.
New York City
Policy
Will Biden’s new border policy stop asylum-seekers from coming to NYC? City officials aren’t sure
The flow of asylum-seekers into the city slowed in recent days, but officials say that’s unlikely to be related to the new border policy.
New York City
Politics
Randall’s Island tent city is ready to welcome asylum-seekers
The emergency shelter will open with room for up to 500 adult men for short-term stays.
New York City
Politics
Hochul wants fed to “take ownership” of NYC’s migrant crisis
The governor passed on Mayor Eric Adams’ request for additional financial assistance from the state, noting the city isn’t cash strapped while taking in asylum-seekers.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
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.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
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.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
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
Nonprofits
NYN Media
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.
New York City
Policy
Proposed Midtown shelter for asylum-seekers raises concerns about safety, size
The Adams administration is eyeing the Row Hotel on 8th Avenue as a possible site to house migrants, sources said.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
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.
News & Politics
Policy
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.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
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.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
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.
Immigration
Policy
New York Immigration Coalition leaders are rolling up their sleeves
With a new administration, there’s time to focus on structural changes, including in NYC
New York City
Policy
Can NYC prevent ICE agents from impersonating the NYPD?
Their own training manual says they shouldn't do it.
Immigration
Policy
Undocumented immigrants in New York get little financial help
Facing massive budget shortfalls, the state hasn’t stepped in to give cash to people left out of federal relief.
Immigration
Policy
Will immigration policy be Trump’s leverage over New York?
Trump repeatedly turns to immigration policies as bargaining chips with New York.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Cuomo will give the DHS access to state DMV records, after all
On a case-by-case basis, anyway.
Immigration
Opinion
You want democracy? Give noncitizen New Yorkers the right to vote
If we want New Yorkers to have true representation, we must extend the right to vote to all who live here, including non-citizens.
Donald Trump
Politics