By Rafael Bernal | October 4, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Tuesday the White House is “wrong on immigration,” reviving a line of criticism that’s become an ongoing rift between him and the Biden administration. In an interview with Semafor’s Ben Smith, Adams praised the Biden administration on other issues but […]
HELP ran an intake center in East New York for single women entering the homeless shelter system, Oct. 3, 2023. Alex Krales/THE CITY By Greg B. Smith and Gwynne Hogan | October 3, 2023 The revised plea from City Hall would suspend the decree under more tailored circumstances, but advocates say it still amounts to […]
By Clayton Guse | October 1, 2023 A top advisor to Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday called for the federal government to “close the borders” in order to prevent more migrants from coming to New York City. “We need the federal government, the Congress members, the Senate and the president to do its job: close […]
Migrants Victor Arana, left, Jose Leal and Argenes Cedeño outside the shelter, in the storm. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | Sept. 29, 2023 At the Jefferson Street shelter, migrants were left to face the deluge while carrying what possessions they could, before the city eventually reversed course. While New Yorkers were cautioned to […]
Editorial credit: Paul Froggatt / Shutterstock.com By Stef W. Kight | September 29, 2023 The Biden administration plans to direct millions of dollars in foreign aid to help Panama deport more migrants — intended to stop people long before they reach the U.S.-Mexico border, Axios has learned. The intrigue: The unprecedented pilot program has been blocked by Sen. Bob […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Fisayo Okare | September 29, 2023 The fight for, against, and concerning New York City’s right-to-shelter law was in full force this week in the courtroom, in City Hall, and in the media. Yesterday morning, Mayor Eric Adams appeared on Sid Rosenberg’s radio show arguing that there’s a huge need […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By NYIC Press | September 28, 2023 New York, NY—Yesterday, Mayor Adams’ administration announced that it plans to distribute new flyers at the United States southern border, in addition to shelters and intake shelters to discourage asylum seekers from coming to New York City. This marks the second time the Adams […]
By Annie McDonough | September 28, 2023 New flyers from the Adams administration deliver a blunt message to asylum-seekers who might be thinking of settling in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is doubling down on its message to asylum-seekers at the southern border who might be thinking of coming to New York City: […]
Next stop: Atlanta. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | September 28, 2023 Faced with new deadlines to leave city shelters, some migrants are applying for new stays while others are reconsidering their decisions to settle in NYC. Wilson Fuentes, 28, waited outside Midtown’s Candler building with a suitcase, backpacks and a duffle bag in […]
Uladzimir Danskoi is the Seventh Defendant Sentenced in Two Immigration Fraud Cases Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ULADZIMIR DANSKOI, the CEO of an immigration services firm, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken to 10 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud […]