A new report questions New York City Mayor Eric Adams latest budget proposal for dealing with the city s influx of over 110,000 migrants. The cost for housing the migrants is the reason Mayor Adams is warning city departments to be prepared to trim 15% from their budgets if state and federal funds are not provided soon. But a report from the Fiscal Policy Institute takes issue with Adams proposal. .
Immigration advocacy groups are calling on New Yorkers to join them in Foley Square at noon today. It s a National Day of Action to call attention to what they re calling a "cruel" immigration system. People in roughly a dozen cities across the country are asking the Biden administration to follow through on promises to close immigration detention centers and put an end to deportations. .
Organizations that help immigrants find a community, achieve economic self-sufficiency, and become legal residents or citizens say anti-immigrant rhetoric has created a funding challenge. Financial donations are down in Texas - which has bused more than 20,000 migrants to unprepared cities. Lawmakers have considered legislation to create a state border police task force empowered to "repel" and arrest migrants. .
A New York immigrants rights organization has created a membership group to develop solutions for better treatment of immigrants arriving in the state. Composed of immigrants, Envision Freedom Fund s new group hopes to provide a better understanding of immigrant needs. The program was created out of a desire by previously detained immigrants who want to help those who are now going through the detention process. .