As New York City declares a state of emergency over the migrant crisis, let's examine what’s driving scores of asylum seekers to the city.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.New York City is in a state of emergency as thousands of migrants from Latin America are arriving in busloads, overwhelming the city’s homeless shelter system, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday.comes as more than 18,600 asylum seekers have arrived in the five boroughs since the spring, many of whom are being sent by Republican governors to liberal northern cities in protest of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
Adams on Friday warned that at the current pace, the city’s homeless shelter population could climb above 100,000 and it could cost the city $1 billion to provide housing and other services to newly arrived asylum seekers in the current fiscal year. In response, the city is opening "Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers" to temporarily house people before they are placed in a homeless shelter or find other housing.
Their assertion is backed up by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, which has been on the ground at the Port Authority Bus Terminal greeting newcomers and assisting asylum seekers in finding services — such as food, housing, jobs, and health care.
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