NEW YORK (WABC) — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced 150 National Guard personnel will be deployed to help with the asylum seeker crisis as the amount of time allowed for migrants to stay in New York City-run shelters will be cut in half. The governor’s announcement brings the total number of personnel to over 2,000, including …
NEW YORK — Beleaguered by a continuing influx of asylum seekers, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities – to help ease pressures on the city’s already struggling shelter system and perhaps dissuade more migrants from coming. The move was …
ByEyewitness News Sunday, September 3, 2023 1:32PM NEW YORK (WABC) — As New York City public schools begin this week, thousands of migrant children seeking asylum will be attending classes. These students won’t be facing the same vaccination requirements as the Department of Education works to speed up their entry into the classroom. Staten Island …
ByEyewitness News Sunday, September 3, 2023 2:03AM NEW YORK (WABC) — The start of school next week is causing new concerns about asylum seekers. Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella led a group on Saturday that opposes relaxing vaccination rules for child immigrants. The policy exception is meant to make it easier for newly arrived …
Monday, August 14, 2023 11:06AM NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — There is a potential roadblock in New York’s plan to build a migrant shelter in Brooklyn. The Biden Administration shot down Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to build a facility at Floyd Bennett Field. Governor Hochul says she’s not taking this as a hard no. This …