Plans to house migrants and asylum seekers at a former Catholic school on Staten Island has drawn fiery pushback from residents and lawmakers.
Hundreds of Staten Island residents have been protesting after the city decided it would house some asylum seekers and migrants at a Catholic school.Tensions have reached a boiling point as Staten Island residents find themselves embroiled in a bitter dispute with the city over the relocation of asylum seekers to their neighborhood.
Residents and local Republican lawmakers have taken their objections to court. Initially, a Staten Island Judge ruled in their favor, saying Mayor Adams’ administration cannot use an old Catholic school building now owned by the City to house migrants.
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