Williamsburg parents, students rally as NYC school gyms to house migrants
Parents and students rallied in front of P.S. 17 to protest the school's gym being turned into a temporary shelter for migrants.
NYC public school gyms to house migrants
New York City is set to house migrants inside of gyms at several public schools across the city, drawing outrage from parents.
NYC hotels converted to shelters amid pressure to accommodate asylum seekers
Around Manhattan and elsewhere in New York City, hotels that served tourists just a few years ago have become de facto emergency shelters.
Migrant mothers at Upper West Side shelters surprised with Mother’s Day gifts
Many migrant mothers are staying in hotels now city-designated as emergency shelters on the Upper West Side.
New York's Roosevelt Hotel prepares to house more migrants
Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico's border with the United States.
Challenges ahead as suburbs prepare for more migrants
A number of asylum seekers are arriving in the New York City suburbs.
NYC works to house migrants after Title 42 expiration
The city is scrambling to find them housing. According to the mayor’s office, just this past week alone more than 4,200 asylum seekers arrived in the city.
NYC migrant crisis: Hochul seeks federal aid
Governor Kathy Hochul said she specifically requested that a migrant facility be built on part of the military installation at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.
Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic-related asylum bans
After Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and officials were still evaluating the change and the new policy adopted by the Biden administration to stabilize the border.
Title 42 ends: Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing
The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process.
Migrants rush across Mexico border into US in final hours before Title 42 expires
Migrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted.
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.
10,000 migrants stopped in one day ahead of Title 42 expiration
New rules will make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to qualify for asylum.
Parts of NYC right-to-shelter law temporarily suspended
The move is one of several drastic measures being taken by the city to brace for the expected surge of migrants when Title 42 expires Thursday.
New York City sticks with migrant hotel plan despite pushback from suburbs
New York City officials plan to send some asylum-seekers to a suburban hotel despite fierce resistance from local leaders and a judge's order temporarily blocking the use of a different hotel.
US to begin denying asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs
The U.S. will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection, as plans are being finalized to create new legal pathways.
Chaos at US-Mexico border will continue 'for a while,' Biden says
The U.S. has used Title 42 to expel migrants with no chance at asylum 2.8 million times since March 2020. Those restrictions end this week.
Hochul's order mobilizes National Guard, addresses NY asylum seeker influx
Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order ahead of an expected increase in asylum seekers she said will allow the state to mobilize more National Guard members and to quickly react to food and supply needs.
What is Title 42 and how has the US used it to curb migration?
This week marks the end of pandemic restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. Here's what to know.
Orange, Rockland counties declare states of emergency amid NYC's migrant plan
"What the city of New York is doing is more akin to human trafficking than providing services," Rockland County Executive Ed Day said at a news conference.