New York City immigrant rights groups say they’re scrambling to help the influx of newly arrived asylum seekers bused in from Texas – and now they’re demanding more government support.
State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas of Queens speaks at the New York Immigration Coalition rally calling on city, state, and federal government to boost funding for newly arrived asylum seekers bussed in from Texas.State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas of Queens speaks at the New York Immigration Coalition rally calling on city, state, and federal government to boost funding for newly arrived asylum seekers bussed in from Texas.
As bus after bus arrives at Port Authority Bus Terminal with no clear end in sight, the New York Immigration Coalition – a group composed of hundreds of organizations across the state – is calling on the government from the city to federal level to coordinate a better plan to resettle the asylum seekers. The request comes as the city struggles to handle the ongoing arrival of asylum seekers, which appears to be straining its existing social safety nets.
, which seeks some $40 million from the city and state for medical services, interpreters, legal assistance, and resettlement services. “Let’s make sure that we don’t have to continue to act on emergency mode,” said state Assemblymember Catalina Cruz of Queens. “It’s time for a real plan to welcome immigrants to New York.”
In recent months, buses from Texas have dropped off nearly 10,000 immigrants from Texas seeking asylum in the United States, according to Murad Awawdeh, director of the New York Immigration Coalition. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the immigrants to New York City, igniting an ongoing feud with Mayor Eric Adams.
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