Erie County executive says Buffalo would welcome asylum seekers from NYC
New York City is considering more than 700 locations, including cities upstate, to house asylum seekers that recently arrived, CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
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New York City is considering more than 700 locations, including cities upstate, to house asylum seekers that recently arrived, CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
U.S. officials are preparing to distribute 1,250 appointments each day to migrants in Mexico so they can present themselves at ports of entry for an opportunity to be allowed to seek asylum.
Wednesday, hotel lawyers asked a judge to lift the restraining order.
More than 70,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the Big Apple and space is running out.
City officials have been busing some asylum seekers to other parts of the state.
Executive George Latimer says he's contacted the secretary of Homeland Security about the request.
They argue there are many common sense ways for asylum seekers to be sheltered.
New York City officials say the state provided the Lincoln Correctional Facility as a temporary site.
The mayor says he is not looking to end the right to shelter. Instead, he wants a judge to suspend the policy.
The city says it is working to fix the problem, but one advocate says this is not a proper way to welcome people.
The big question is does this mean more people will end up sleeping on the streets on the Big Apple? CBS2's Alecia Reid has the story.
Jessica Katz will leave her post sometime this summer. It came a day after Adams said he would oppose efforts to reduce homelessness by increasing the number of housing vouchers. CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Right now, there are temporary shelters for asylum seekers, until they can be placed in a hotel. But at one site, local immigration advocates say there's nowhere for them to shower. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
Mayor Eric Adams and key members of his administration have mounted an all-hands-on-deck defense of his decision to ask a judge to suspend a decades-old requirement that the city provide shelter to anyone who needs it. CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
A variety of officials spoke out about the continuing crisis New York City faces due to the influx of asylum seekers.
There's been another setback for Mayor Eric Adams' plan to relocate some asylum seekers to the northern suburbs.
A temporary restraining order was approved Tuesday, halting the busing of asylum seekers from New York City. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
Hochul made the comments a day after Suffolk County became the latest area to announce plans to ban asylum seekers sent from New York City.
If the asylum seekers work, they can pay their own way and the city will be off the hook. Plus, if they work legally, they also pay taxes.
The New York leaders want the feds to expedite work permits for the 70,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in New York City, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
The governor urged people to reject "bigoted policies," CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
It comes as Mayor Eric Adams says the federal government isn't doing enough to help with the crisis.
It happened on the same day lawmakers in Suffolk County said they don't believe their communities should have to shoulder the asylum seeker burden. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is looking into claims that veterans were kicked out of a hotel in order to house asylum seekers. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
CBS2's Shosh Bedrosian was at a news conference Sunday to hear their plan on this embattled topic in the county.
