Thousands of West African Migrants Arrive in New York, Facing Challenges and Uncertain Future

Thousands of West African Migrants Arrive in New York, Facing Challenges and Uncertain Future

Sunday February 4, around noon. Volunteers from the EVLovesNYC association are busy in the kitchen of a small synagogue in the East Village, in southern Manhattan. They prepare hot meals for hundreds of migrants who wait patiently on the sidewalk. Most came from West Africa – Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea, etc. – via the southern border … Read more