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Asylum seekers stand outside a migrant shelter on Randall’s Island, in New York Cit

Nation Feb 11

New York City imposes curfew at more migrant shelters after spate of violent incidents

By Associated Press

Nation Dec 16

Immigrants stand waiting in line outside the Federal Plaza Immigration Court in New York City
Migrants face eviction from emergency shelters in New York City as holidays approach

It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system. With winter setting in, they are being told they need to clear out, with no guarantee they’ll be given…

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Politics Dec 05

Makeshift beds and other belongings of migrants are laid on the ground outside a police station in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. May 26, 2023. Photo by Eric Cox/REUTERS
Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk

Despite recent assurances from Mayor Brandon Johnson's office that the shelter site was safe for temporary use, Pritzker's office pulled the plug on the project Tuesday.

By Claire Savage, Melissa Perez Winder, Associated Press

Nation Oct 03

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to attendees while they take part in the New York Democrats for Election Night Watch Party with Governor Kathy Hochul and Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado during New York primary election 2022 in New York, U.S., June 28, 2022. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/REUTERS
New York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: ‘We are at capacity’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he's traveling to Latin America to discourage people from seeking asylum in the city as it struggles to handle a massive influx of migrants.

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

World Aug 23

Haitian asylum seekers set up camp in an abandoned gas station while they wait to attempt to cross into the U.S. by an appointment through the Customs and Border Protection app, called CBP One, at a makeshift camp, in Matamoros, Mexico June 21, 2023. Photo by Daniel Becerril/REUTERS
Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter

At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes.

By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press

Aug 08

Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

Healey said there are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people – many of whom are migrants -- currently living in state shelters. That's up from around 3,100 families a year ago, about an 80 percent increase.

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Aug 06

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Why New York City’s migrant housing crisis is reaching a breaking point

By John Yang, Claire Mufson

New York City has long been a city of immigrants, living up to the words on the Statue of Liberty in the city's harbor. Alone among major U.S. cities, New York has a legal obligation to offer shelter to everyone…

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May 08

Driver in deadly crash at Texas bus stop charged with manslaughter

By Associated Press

Authorities believe 34-year-old George Alvarez lost control after running a red light Sunday morning and ran into a crowd of Venezuelan people outside a migrant center.

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May 07

8 dead after SUV driver hits pedestrians at bus stop in Texas border city

By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press

Police say they are investigating whether the crash was accidental or intentional and whether the driver was intoxicated.

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Jun 14

Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids

By Julie Watson, Amy Taxin, Jim Gomez, Associated Press

A federal volunteer at a shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children says panic attacks would occur often after some of the children were taken away to be reunited with their families, dashing the hopes of those left behind.

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