New York continues to experience a wave of asylum seekers, many of whom arrive in the city without a place to stay.
But migrants are struggling to leave shelters, with several key housing programs unavailable to them because of their immigration status. Many also don’t have access to free legal services to help them manage their asylum cases in federal immigration court, as they apply to be granted permanent stay in the United States.
“We are not legally allowed to provide CityFHEPS to those who are undocumented,” said Park, referring to a citysupplement. “In most cases in order to be able to pay ongoing rental assistance, even using city tax levy dollars, it requires state legislation.” “If they would expand eligibility for those programs, beyond the very narrow limits of who is eligible for them right now, more people could move out of shelter,” Goldfein said. “That would also free up more shelter units that the city could use to house migrants so they wouldn’t have to open so many new shelters.”
“If they take me out of this hotel and to another place where there’s a kitchen so I can give my son an adequate meal, I’ll be happy,” the mother said. “I don’t care about the circumstances, even if it’s sleeping on the floor. But at least I could give my son a hot meal.”Reibeth Sanchez, a Venezuelan who arrived in the city two months ago, volunteered at Monday’s event.
“They don’t have the ability to hire a private attorney. They’re literally arriving here with nothing but the clothes on their back,” she said. “And so they need to rely on nonprofits, and nonprofits are just completely at capacity at this point.”campaign, which is requesting the city and the state each provide $10 million to help asylum seekers with legal services, among other things.For migrants, filing for asylum doesn’t just set them up for a legal stay in the U.S.
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