According to city officials over 57,000 migrants are currently in the city’s care, including 18,000 children.
The city is continuing to grapple with housing for asylum seekers, as more officials are pushing for action from the White House. FOX 5 NY's Morgan McKay reports.Over 100,000 migrants have now arrived in New York City since last spring, marking the first time that this number has exceeded one hundred thousand.
One year on from when the first bus of migrants arrived in New York City, the city is desperately struggling to deal with the influx of new arrivals and asylum seekers, with no federal assistance on the way. Bowman also hinted that he has heard the Biden administration is slow to act because they are concerned about the political impact.
The city is to provide the state with a list by Wednesday of state and federal resources it requires to continue sheltering and caring for migrants. The state must respond to the city’s requests by August 15, one day before the next scheduled court date. One of the things the city could ask for is more support for migrant students. Right now over 14,000 migrant children are enrolled at city schools.Adams says the some NYPD officers are teaching ESL but says New Yorkers should step up.
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