A portion of irregular immigrants in New York could be denied emergency housing resources due to a change in state practice. The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams announced that the city’s “right to housing” policy, which requires anyone who needs one to be provided with a bed, will be significantly scaled back. According … Read more
Six Democrats voted with Republicans to pass HR 5283, which prohibits the use of federal lands to build temporary housing for immigrants seeking asylum. The project was approved on Thursday with 224 votes in favor and 203 against, with the support of representatives Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzále, both from Texas; Don Davis (North Carolina); … Read more
Of some 9,000 newly arrived immigrants in New York who applied for Employment Authorization (EAD), about 3,000 obtained the document that will allow them to work. The figure is minimal compared to the more than 130,000 immigrants who have arrived in the city since mid-2022, but it is progress in the process. Mayor Eric Adams … Read more
Immigrant advocates have launched the “Free Abuelo” campaign in New York to achieve the release of Mexican Oscar Chico Castillodetained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Make the Road New York organization and the family of Chico Castillo, 58, have made a called on ICE to release the migrant arrested when he tried to … Read more
More than 130,000 immigrants have arrived in New York since mid-2022, according to local government reports, mainly due to the fake messages that these people receive on social networks. Local authorities and the departments of Homeland Security and States have warned about the messages that smugglers publish on platforms such as TikTok and Facebookwhich states … Read more