The city cleared out the migrants Wednesday night who had spent the week camped outside of the Watson Hotel
“Instead of meeting asylum seekers’ reasonable demands for safe, stable shelter that offers privacy and dignity, the mayor handled this situation like he always seems to: with police. It’s a pattern we’ve seen in his escalation of sweeps since he first entered office. No one deserves to be ‘swept’ away, and the image of dozens of NYC cops confronting asylum seekers who have traveled thousands of miles in perilous conditions to have a chance of a better life is deeply disturbing.
On Jan. 31, Commissioner Manuel Castro of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs stressed that the City’s Brooklyn facility was created solely to provide immigration services to newly arrived migrants. He even confidently rode along with migrants to tour the relief center and listen to their concerns.Many migrants were loaded into school buses.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Asylum seekers camped outside Watson Hotel say they want to hear from Mayor Eric Adams directlyAsylum seekers camped outside the Watson Hotel tell ZinniaDee_TV they want to hear from the mayor instead of moving to the Brooklyn relief center. Read the latest.
Read more »
NYPD, Sanitation conduct sweep of migrants camped on street outside NYC hotelThe city conducted a sweep of the dozens of remaining migrants camped outside the Watson Hotel in Manhattan Wednesday night who have refused to leave the sidewalk since the weekend.
Read more »
Syndicated columnist Elwood Watson: What the Tyre Nichols case tells us about racismSyndicated columnist Elwood Watson: The death of Black people at the hands of law enforcement has become so commonplace that it's easy to feel both outraged and psychologically numb.
Read more »
Updated: I-10 overnight lane restrictions between Watson Road and Verrado Way planned Feb. 3-6
Read more »