Moved by Republican governors, migrants sweep New York
The city is preparing for an explosion in arrivals, with the end of an automatic refoulement system put in place during the Covid. Reporting.
New York City Migrant Officer Manuel Castro, himself a former migrant, greets newcomers at the Port Authority bus station.
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“Now is not the right time. It’s the race today,” politely excuses the volunteer when approached. This Tuesday afternoon, he is in charge of checking the contact details of dozens of migrants, mainly Hispanics, who are waiting on the ground floor of New York’s large bus station, Port Authority. Among them, a large number of families with small children. Visibly tired, they wait to be transferred to their next destination, under the eyes of an old luminous panel where you can make out the Statue of Liberty.
2023-05-11 14:27:44
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