New York City has taken in 95K migrants this YEAR – which is more than TWICE as many as LA, Miami, Houston since MAY
New York City has hosted at least 95,000 migrants so far in 2023, despite an apparent struggle against the massive influx.
The city has welcomed more than twice as many migrants than Los Angeles, Miami and Houston since Title 42 was lifted in May after the pandemic ended.
A total of 41,277 people listed New York City as their destination when crossing the U.S. border, according to data from Syracuse University’s TRAC immigration database.
They were served a Notice to Appear (NTA) before an immigration court in the city, which has a legal obligation to accommodate those who arrive.
New York Mayor Eric Adams has called for state and federal aid as the migrant crisis is estimated to cost the city $12 billion over the next three years.
New York City has hosted at least 95,000 migrants so far in 2023, despite an apparent struggle against the massive influx
A total of 41,277 people listed New York City as their destination when crossing the U.S. border, according to data from Syracuse University’s TRAC immigration database.
New York Mayor Eric Adams has called for state and federal aid as the migrant crisis will cost the city an estimated $12 billion over the next three years.
The Big Apple has taken in more than double the number of migrants than the next most popular cities.
Houston was listed as the destination for 15,416 people, while 15,329 people documented heading to Los Angeles County and 11,081 to Miami-Dade County since May.
NTAs are issued to migrants who cross the border illegally and call for them to appear before a judge who will decide whether they stay in America or are deported.
All migrants legally released to the US to make an asylum claim will be issued the document.
The data is collected by the TRAC database and shows how many people are crossing the border and where they are going.
About 95,000 migrants have arrived in New York City since the start of the year, with more than 60,000 still in the city’s care across 210 locations.
The country has struggled to cope with the influx of migrants since April 2022.
New York is a Right to Shelter state and is required to house the asylum seekers, but shelters have been filling up at an astronomical rate, leaving many sleeping on the sidewalks of Manhattan.
A variety of famous landmarks, such as hotels, have been converted into makeshift shelters and temporary housing as short-term solutions.
New York is a Right to Shelter state and is required to house asylum seekers, but shelters have been filling up at an astronomical rate, forcing many to sleep on the sidewalks.
A variety of famous landmarks, such as hotels, have been converted into makeshift shelters and temporary housing as short-term solutions
Mayor Adams has begged for money to address the crisis and has called on President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency on August 9.
He urged the White House to speed up pathways to work for asylum seekers to help with the issue.
Earlier this week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul stressed that the city was “at capacity” and could no longer process migrants.
She said, βWe need to get the word out that if you come to New York, you won’t have more hotel rooms, we don’t have capacity.
‘So we must also make it clear that we have reached the limit: if you are going to leave your country, go somewhere else.’
Mayor Adams has claimed that migrants have already cost the city $2 billion and he is still pushing for the federal government to provide the city with funding.
But despite being in town for three days this week to visit the United Nations, Biden failed to meet him.
Migrants are pictured outside the Roosevelt Hotel in downtown Manhattan β one of many co-opted by the city to house the newcomers
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has warned that asylum seekers arriving in New York City will not be housed in hotel rooms as in the past
βThis beautiful city, which is the economic engine of the entire country, is saddled with $2 billion that we have already spent, $5 billion that we are going to spend in this budget crisis, and $12 billion in the next two budget cycles,β Adams said . Tuesday.
‘New York doesn’t deserve this, the asylum seekers don’t deserve this.
“And now that he’s here, I think they really need to think about it: New York City has done its part.”
The migrant crisis erupted after Title 42, a Covid law used to deter potential carriers of the virus from crossing the border, was lifted by President Biden.
Under Title 42, migrants were turned back across the border and denied the right to seek asylum.
U.S. officials have turned away migrants more than 2.8 million times. Families and children traveling alone were exempt.