2023-07-19 21:34:40
Since the wave of new migrants arriving in New York City a year ago, the Big Apple has helped more than 90,000 newcomersand just as emergency shelters and hotels are bursting, following weeks of pleading for federal and state support, this Wednesday Mayor Eric Adams announced that adult asylum seekers housed in the more than 188 open sites, longer, they will have 60 days to find a place to go. The City did not disclose how many migrants it will initially affect.
This was revealed by the president, following noting that of the total number of 105,800 homeless who live in the City’s shelter system, more than 54,000 are migrants. The president stated that the objective of the new measure is for those who have been receiving shelter for longerFind a way to stay with friends and family, or even move upstate to make room for families and children who continue to pour into the five boroughs.
“It is the only way we can create a critical space for families and children.s (…) We don’t want to get to the point, and we won’t get to the point, where families and children live on the street,” he said. Mayor Adams, warning that adult migrants will begin to receive notifications in the coming days giving them 60 days to leave the shelters. In case of not finding a place, they must reapply for a place, which will only be given if there are places available. “We have no more space in the city. We have done our best, but we need support from every part of the Government. We need to take additional steps to create more spaces”.
Despite the new move, the burgomaster assured that those who receive notifications to find alternative housing will not be abandoned, as he mentioned that they will be provided with intensified social assistance services to help them explore other housing options.
Similarly, and in order to discourage new migrants continue to see the Big Apple seeing the city as a place of unlimited support, because despite the fact that federal authorities affirm that the migratory flow at the border has reduced, between 300 and 500 migrants continue to arrive every day, they will also create flyers and a campaign to let them know that New York cannot continue to provide the level of service it has provided thus far.
Adams was questioned regarding the possibility that his new measure would trigger eventual legal action once morest the City for not guaranteeing refuge to all migrant adults who need it, and assured that in the absence of federal and state support, he has no other option.
“I can’t afford to sit back and see what happens. The courts will have to do what they have to do… where am I going to put the people who arrive. Our goal is that no family or no child sleeps on the street, that is our goal, ”Adams insisted, adding that he remains open to considering all possible options to provide shelter.
Mayor He also once more called on federal authorities to expedite the work permit process for asylum seekers, stating that “nothing is more un-American than not allowing people to work,” which would help thousands of new arrivals to move from one level to another.
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isomrevealed that 2,800 new migrants arrived in the last week, many of them families with children, for which reason he defended the need to have spaces used by single adults who have been in the shelter system for even more than a year.
“As we continue to address this humanitarian crisis, we must devise innovative ways to move people within and through our system to find where they will ultimately settle,” the official said. “This policy will allow more flexibility to help asylum seekers find where they can settle here in the city or with loved ones and friends. The City is and will continue to help individuals and families find shelter and connect to services at their initial point of connection with us.”
manuel castrocommissioner of the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), assured in dialogue with El Diario NY, that the new plan it is a way to make it possible for migrants who have been in the shelter system for a long time to move forward.
“What was started today is a way to start a conversation to find a next step with them, to see where they might find a room, or a house to open up space for families with children who keep coming and who we want to support,” he said. Commissioner Castro. “We have been finding spaces in other parts of the state, like Buffalo, and one option is to transport them there. So far almost 40,000 asylum seekers who have gone through the system have come out and found housing and their own options, and that is what we want to happen to everyone and that is why we are increasing support to find those solutions and that, like most who come here, they have not come to stay in hostels and hotels but find their way by themselves in New York”.
Families with children who arrive in NYC are the priority to house them. Photo Edwin Martinez
Following the Mayor’s announcement, immigrant advocacy organizations such as the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) raised their voices in protest and criticized the current City Administration for not offering comprehensive housing solutions, such as CityFHEPS rental support vouchers, which would free up space in the shelter system.
“Mayor Eric Adams offered another myopic half-measure by imposing unnecessary bureaucratic burdens on vulnerable New Yorkers, instead of offering real solutions that allow asylum seekers, and all New Yorkers, to build safe and stable lives in the communities where they live. who live,” said Murad Awawdeh, CEO of NYIC. “This is bad policy that will be directly responsible for leaving families homeless and living on the streets. The new rule is an abhorrent end to our housing rights laws and does not reflect the welcoming values of New York City.”
The Ombudsman, Jumaane Williamsalso joined the protest reactions and affirmed that despite understanding that sheltering thousands of migrants without federal aid is a challenge for the City, he affirmed that the solution is not to deny them support opportunities.
“The right to housing has existed for more than 40 years, and that right does not simply expire following 60 days in the face of a crisis. While the challenges of dealing with this emergency are immense, so is our obligation to do all we can for the weary, poor and overcrowded masses,” Williams said. “We must focus on helping create opportunity for people who come here seeking asylum, not preemptively denying that our city is home to opportunity itself. The solutions to this crisis now lie in Albany and Washington, DC, not in restricting or terminating the rights of our new New Yorkers in need.”
The organization Make the Road NY He described the new management that will be given to adult migrants in terms of shelter as “an imprudent proposal” that seeks to expel asylum seekers from shelters and turn them into homeless people living on the streets.
“We are appalled by Mayor Adams’ callous disregard for the well-being of people seeking safety in our city. Kicking asylum seekers out of shelters and onto the streets is cruel and irresponsible,” he said. Natalia Aristizabal, deputy director of that organization. “As our recent survey of asylum seekers confirmed, most of these new arrivals simply don’t have the option to stay with family and friends. This policy will force more people to go out on the streets during one of the hottest summers in recorded history”
The immigrant community advocate added that the Mayor is legally and morally obligated to provide real solutions to the homeless, but continues to blame others and spread misinformation.
“The mayor should abandon his new retrograde proposal and instead work to sign and implement the City Council’s recently approved package of legislation to help the homeless move out of shelters into permanent housing, and to prevent low-income New Yorkers at risk of eviction from entering the shelter system in the first place.” commented Aristizabal. “The City has a legal obligation to ensure that people without shelter are safe. People seeking asylum in New York they deserve not only dignity but also the proper support to thrive in their new lives here (…) The mayor must reverse course immediately and, instead of wasting time and money blaming immigrants, work with partners at all levels of government and in our communities to address this moment.”
The new measure for migrants in asylums in data
Newly arrived adults will have 60 days to seek alternative housing and leave shelters and hotels when they receive their departure notification Single adult migrants who have been in shelters the longest will be the first to receive notification If they do not find options, they will have to reapply shelter, which will only be granted if space is available Plan seeks to make space available for families with children who continue to arrive and need shelter 105,800 people are currently in the New York City shelter system 54,000 of them are recently arrived migrants 90,000 Migrants have passed through the shelter system since last year 36,000 migrants have left shelters by their own means or with the help of family and friends 2,800 new migrants arrived in the last week 300 to 500 migrants continue to arrive every day in the Big Apple 188 shelter sites in the Big Apple 13 have been opened as emergency sites
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