NYC schools scramble to enroll migrant children
Schools in New York City are scrambling to enroll migrant children as the city also tries to house them and their families. Astrid Martinez reports on the duel efforts.
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NYC mayor: Migration crisis will destroy city
As more buses of asylum seekers arrived in New York City Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams told a town hall meeting he doesn't see an end to the crisis because the city is not getting enough support from the federal government. Meanwhile, a judge ordered Texas to remove floating border barriers from the Rio Grande. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Feds call on NYC to fix migrant crisis
The New York mayor and governor have asked for increased federal support to handle migrants in the state. Now in the first response, Biden administration officials are putting the responsibility back on the city and state. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains the proposed solutions.
New York City's asylum seeker crisis
The United States is facing an ongoing humanitarian crisis of asylum seekers. CBS News' Jericka Duncan spoke with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who says the issue has reached a "breaking point."
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Former President Donald Trump set to surrender to authorities Thursday, with his bond set at $200,000; asylum seekers to be housed at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field.
NYC Mayor Adams on influx of asylum seekers
The five boroughs of New York City are currently hosting approximately 57,000 asylum seekers and the number continues to rise. Mayor Eric Adams sits down with "CBS Mornings" for a closer look at the humanitarian crisis growing there and what he hopes the Biden Administration will do to fix it.
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Some asylum seekers in New York City forced to sleep on sidewalks
Since last spring, more than 95,000 migrants have arrived in New York City, according to the mayor's office.
Asylum seekers forced to sleep on NYC sidewalks
The migrant crisis in New York City is worsening as many asylum seekers waiting to be processed are forced to sleep on sidewalks outside of Manhattan hotels. The mayors of several major U.S. cities, including New York City Mayor Eric Adams, have asked the Biden administration for federal assistance. Meg Oliver reports.
NYC calls for help addressing asylum seekers
Dozens of asylum seekers are camping outside a New York City hotel being used as a relief center as they wait for a room. Eric Adams, the city's mayor, says they are simply out of space and city officials are asking the federal government for help. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
Hydraulic leak may have led to NYC crane collapse
A hydraulic fluid leak may have sparked the fire which then led to a large construction crane crashing down onto a Manhattan street Wednesday, CBS New York has learned from a high-ranking city official. Twelve people suffered minor injuries in the collapse. Lilia Luciano has more.
Mayor Eric Adams signs order protecting gender-affirming care in NYC
"To our LGBTQ+ community across the nation feeling hurt, isolated, or threatened, we have a clear message for you: New York City has and will always be a welcoming home for you," Mayor Adams wrote on Twitter Monday.
New York City mayor signs height, weight discrimination ban into law
It bans discrimination based on height and weight in employment, housing and public accommodations.
Erics Adams says NYC carrying "burden" of migrant crisis
The New York City mayor said the crisis shouldn't be "a burden" on just one city.
Full interview: NYC Mayor Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joins "Face the Nation" to discuss the migrant crisis as tens of thousands of asylum seekers have arrived in the city.
Adams on asylum seekers in NYC
As New York City faces an incoming influx of migrants, Mayor Eric Adams said that if immigration policy is "coordinated at the border, to ensure that those who are coming here to this country in a lawful manner are actually moved throughout the entire country, it is not a burden on one city."
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," House Problem Solvers Caucus chairs Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Josh Gottheimer discuss the debt ceiling talks; New York City Mayor Eric Adams discusses the debt ceiling crisis; plus a conversation with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Migrant shelter issues in New York City
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is attempting to send migrants to neighboring counties as the city runs out of room in shelters. Executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition Murad Awawdeh joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the city's response.
NYC mayor introduces city's first rat czar: "She HATES rats"
"Our new Rat Czar Kathleen Corradi has so many strengths, but most importantly: she HATES rats," New York City Mayor Eric Adams tweeted on Wednesday.
Robotic canine rejoins NYPD with 2 other high-tech police bots
"Digidog is now part of the toolkit that we are using," NYC Mayor Eric Adams said at a Times Square press conference.
NYC mayor to protesters: "Control yourselves"
Supporters of former President Donald Trump are expected to protest his indictment Tuesday. While New York City leadership maintains there are no specific, credible threats, they say the city is prepared. Chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
NYC officials on security plans as Trump arrives
Officials on Monday updated New Yorkers and those visiting the city as former President Donald Trump will be arraigned there Tuesday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said there had been "no specific, credible threats at this time," but he warned "rabblerousers" planning to come to "control yourselves. New York City is our home, not a playground for your misplaced anger."
Will forced counseling help the homeless?
America's unsheltered population has grown significantly in the past decade. New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to involuntarily remove and treat those with severe mental illnesses has been controversial among human rights advocates. Tony Dokoupil speaks with Donna Leiberman of the NYCLU as well as Shams DaBaron, a former homeless man now backing Adams' policy.
NYC mayor on what police should focus on to change
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain who was also assaulted by police as a teenager, told CBS News on Tuesday that police departments must concern themselves with the "basic aptitude" of police officers and recruits, in addition to training. Watch Ed O'Keefe's full interview with Adams.
NYC mayor says police departments should focus on "basic aptitude" of officers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is also a retired New York Police Department captain.
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House Republicans to hold first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing
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American soldier who crossed into North Korea is back in U.S.
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Senate establishes official dress code days after ditching it
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American soldier who crossed into North Korea is back in U.S.
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U.S. aims to resettle up to 50,000 Latin American refugees in 2024
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Iran claims it launched new imaging satellite into orbit
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Jewish leaders criticize Elon Musk for antisemitism on X, formerly Twitter
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Scientists take step toward "being able to resurrect extinct species"
"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.
Scientists recover RNA from extinct species
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Tropical storm warnings along East Coast
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Wildfire smoke reversing U.S. air improvement
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Former President Donald Trump loomed large over the second Republican primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, even as he skipped the contest to deliver a speech outside Detroit. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Fin Gómez have more.
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DeSantis: Trump is "missing in action"
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