Immigration

Need Immigration Papers? Try Your Luck at Manhattan’s Overwhelmed Federal Building

Sept. 20, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 19, 2023, 7:27 p.m.

Only 600 people a day can be served by ICE at 26 Federal Plaza — leaving even those who have appointments and looming asylum deadlines locked out and at risk.

Shelters

$2.1 Billion in Migrant-Related Contracts Sidestep Oversight, Despite Some Companies’ Checkered Records

Sept. 15, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 15, 2023, 9:32 a.m.

Medrite and Aron Security got $450 million to staff more than a dozen shelters under a shroud of secrecy. Even the city comptroller and Council are struggling to find out more as workers and residents clash.

Migrant Crisis

Uncertainty for Migrants as 60-Day Deadline to Leave Shelters Looms

Aug. 29, 2023, 7:10 p.m.Aug. 30, 2023, 3:08 p.m.

With expiration of their time in free city beds fast approaching, some migrants are racing to find a place to rent while others are unsure where they will end up.

Migrant Crisis

Migrants Are in a Harsh Spotlight in Competitive City Council Elections

Aug. 14, 2023, 5:15 a.m.Aug. 14, 2023, 8:15 a.m.

At least some Democrats are sounding a lot like their Republican opponents as they try to stay aligned with public opinion on immigrant shelters, crime and other tension points could be their ticket to City Hall.

Brooklyn

Sexual Harassment at NYC Shelter for Migrant Families Went Unchecked for Months

June 27, 2023, 5:01 a.m.June 28, 2023, 12:22 p.m.

A kitchen worker’s intimidating behavior was just part of the hostile atmosphere at a Brooklyn facility funded by a $10 million city contract, an investigation by THE CITY reveals.

Shelters

Migrants Find Work and Forge New Networks but Still Live in Hotels and Relief Centers

June 12, 2023, 5:05 a.m.June 12, 2023, 11:51 a.m.

Asylum-seekers who have been here for many months are helping newer arrivals find jobs and their way, but a paycheck is no guarantee of escaping city shelters.

Immigration

Mayor Adams Declared NYC ‘Destroyed’ by Migrants, but Economics Tell a Different Story

June 6, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

From the Irish potato famine to the 1970s fiscal crisis, immigration has been key to the city’s growth in ways that are playing out again as asylum-seekers arrive.

City Council

Speaker Adrienne Adams Blasts Mayor’s ‘Panic Mode’ in Migrant Crisis

May 25, 2023, 5:00 a.m.June 1, 2023, 1:10 p.m.

In a wide-ranging sit-down with THE CITY, the City Council’s leader calls for more consultation and communication from the mayor’s office when it comes to dealing with the recent waves of asylum seekers now filling shelters.