Migrant Crisis

Balancing policy, compassion, and cost in the face of an unprecedented influx

Asylum seekers staying at the Floyd Bennett Field shelter anger local residents and raise concerns for migrant centers

His plea marks an escalation in his criticism of the Biden administration

The move comes as Mayor Eric Adams prepares a 20 percent cut in city spending

Over 120,000 have entered New York State since spring 2022

According to the Wall Street Journal, New York City officials could start handing out tents to arriving migrants and organizing them in campsite-style shelters in public parks (like Central Park) and other green spaces. The reporting comes as the city...

She said the move will help migrants and asylum seekers get work authorization

Migrants residing at two Staten Island shelters have made the neighborhood into something of a demolition derby with unlicensed drivers of unregistered cars driving with a devil-may-care attitude Residents of the nearby neighborhood said as much to the New York...

On Friday, Mayor Eric Adams cut the time that adult migrants can remain at city-run shelters in half from 60 days to just 30 days. The move was made to better handle the steady stream of asylum seekers coming to...

So much for the sanctuary state. New York Governor Kathy Hochul had a message for migrants while appearing on CNN this past Thursday, and it was not a welcoming one: "If you're going to leave your country, go somewhere else." ...