By Karen Aho | Immigration Impact A report released this month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that refugees and asylees have generated tens of billions of dollars mo...
ICYMI — NEW REPORT: “Asylum-seekers Have Pumped Millions into Long Island’s Economy”
By America’s Voice | January 10, 2024 New York, NY — New research highlighted in Newsday found that migrants and asylum seekers are “pumping millions” into Long Island’s economy. The...
Federal Court Approves Settlement Providing Protections for Thousands of Asylum Seekers
SEATTLE, WA – On Friday, a federal judge in Seattle issued an order approving a settlement agreement providing protections for detained asylum seekers who face prolonged delays before being scr...
Lawsuits Prompt Immigration Agencies to Publish Critical Documents in Their FOIA Libraries
Editorial credit: Nicole Glass Photography / Shutterstock.com By Raul Pinto | Dec 1, 2023 | Immigration Impact Last September, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agreed to publish past versions of...
As Number of Asylum Seekers in City’s Care Tops 64,100, City Announces Additional Policies for Asylum Seekers in City Shelters
By Mayor’s Office | October 16, 2023 Announcement Builds on City’s Work Offering Intensified Casework Services and Distributing Notices to Adults Upon Opening, Floyd Bennett Field to Serve App...
Hochul, Adams want Right to Shelter law modified
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Giulia Mcdonnel Nieto Del Rio | September 26, 2023 At a closed-door conference in New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday, city representatives indic...
Need Immigration Papers? Try Your Luck at Manhattan’s Overwhelmed Federal Building
New immigrants wait on a rainy Monday morning to get into 26 Federal Plaza. Gabriel Poblete/THE CITY | Sept 18, 2023 By Gabriel Poblete | SEP 20, 2023 Only 600 people a day can be served by ICE at 26 ...
Affirmative Asylum Interpreter Requirements
Starting Sept. 13, 2023, affirmative asylum applicants must bring an interpreter to their asylum interview if they are not fluent in English or wish to proceed with their interview in a language other...
Biden’s Asylum Transit Ban – Where Are We Now?
San Diego, California, USA – May 12 2023: Migrant woman holding her crying infant child at the San Diego, CA and Mexico international border wall after title 42 policy has expired. (Shutterstock...
Mayor Adams Declared NYC ‘Destroyed’ by Migrants, but Economics Tell a Different Story
By Greg David, THE CITY New York has been “destroyed by the migrant crisis,” Mayor Eric Adams claimed in April at a news conference in Washington. Adams’ administration projects spending more th...