News & Politics

Politics

'New York has done its share,' Eric Adams says on migrant crisis

The mayor is making direct calls for action from the federal government to address the influx of asylum seekers, many of whom have landed in New York City.

News & Politics

Politics

With asylum-seekers in the spotlight, mayor and council battle over city finances

New York City Council members responded with outrage over the mayor’s requests to fork over discretionary funding.

New York City

Policy

NYC leaders call for money, and a plan, as more migrants arrive from the Mexican border

While buses of migrants arrived in Manhattan, the City Council held a hearing on the city’s response to asylum-seekers

Immigration

Politics

Asylum-seekers face legal challenges and backlogs in New York City

A struggling court system and shortage of legal assistance has left some newly arrived migrants floundering in the complicated process of applying for asylum.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Confusion across NY as DHS blocks residents from Trusted Traveler programs

Here’s what you need to know about the Department of Homeland Security’s suspension of these programs.

New York City

Policy

New York City Councilmembers call for hiring of noncitizens for 2020 census

In the last two censuses the federal government provided a waiver, but Donald Trump wasn’t in the White House then.

New York City

Policy

New York’s stronger safety net will magnify Trump’s new public charge rule

The Trump administration’s recent change to the “public charge” rule could have an outsized impact on New York’s immigrants because federal social welfare programs that are administered at the state level can vary widely in their rules over who qualifies for assistance, and New York’s programs tend to be generous.

New York State

Policy

New York bucks the national trend on immigration

As the federal government takes a hard-line stance on immigration, the Empire State opens its doors.

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