For many migrants and asylum-seekers, this Brooklyn location is not the first encounter with the New York shelter system. But it does feel like the last straw. Several described the situation at ...

On Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield in Brooklyn, will become a shelter for asylum seekers who’ve been arriving in New York City in droves for months.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it has the 20-year-old student in custody and has placed him in “expedited ...

NEW YORK-- New York City is opening more shelters at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn to keep up with the influx of asylum seekers. Seven massive climate-controlled tents now stand on repurposed ...

Brooklyn, and a community leader working to help many migrants and asylum seekers that have found themselves in New York City without a way to work, or with a long-term safety net. What's the big ...

A 20-year-old from Venezuela became the first reported New York City public school student to be detained by Immigration and ...

As New York’s primary election approaches, the race for Brooklyn Borough President is heating up — at least on one side of ...

Aug. 19, 2022: The Adams administration announces “Project Open Arms,” a plan to support asylum-seeking families and ... Manhattan and Bushwick, Brooklyn. March 13, 2023: The New York Post found that ...

But asylum offices in New York and elsewhere have been flooded with ... director of the Safe Harbor immigration clinic at Brooklyn Law School. A Safe Harbor report published last fall found ...

The Asylum Application Help Center, which helped thousands of asylum seekers to file paperwork for asylum and temporary work ...

Cecilia Gentili, an asylum seeker from Argentina, championed rights for undocumented immigrants, raised awareness around AIDS ...