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Migrant Crisis
the city politic
8:00 a.m.
The Biggest Lesson of the Migrant Crisis
It’s not like New York hasn’t faced similar problems in the past.
By
Errol Louis
politics
Sept. 20, 2023
Joe Biden and Eric Adams Don’t Seem to Be on Speaking Terms
The president met with Governor Hochul during his trip to New York this week — but not his mayoral antagonist.
By
Nia Prater
the city politic
Sept. 12, 2023
What Eric Adams Is Getting Wrong About the Migrant Crisis
Yes, it’s a huge challenge. No, it’s not going to “destroy” New York City.
By
Errol Louis
politics
Sept. 7, 2023
Adams Weirdly Says Migrant Crisis Will ‘Destroy New York City’
During a town hall meeting on the Upper West Side Wednesday night, the mayor said he doesn’t “see an ending” to the problem.
By
Nia Prater
politics
Aug. 24, 2023
Hochul to Feds: The Migrant Crisis Is Your Problem
The governor has sent President Biden a letter asking for additional funds and requesting expedited work authorizations for asylum seekers.
By
Nia Prater
politics
Aug. 22, 2023
Poll: New Yorkers Aren’t Thrilled With Anyone or Anything
A Siena College poll found that a majority of voters see the migrant crisis as a serious problem and give leaders low marks for their handling of it.
By
Nia Prater
the city
Aug. 14, 2023
The Candy Sellers
The lives and livelihoods of some of the city’s newest migrant children.
By
Jordan Salama
the city politic
Aug. 10, 2023
The Migrant Crisis Is a New Kind of Test for Kathy Hochul
A recent legal decision has put the issue on her desk. Success with it could catapult her to political stardom.
By
Errol Louis
right to shelter
Aug. 2, 2023
‘We Can’t Sleep Because of the Worry’
Overnight at the Roosevelt Hotel, where hundreds of migrants are still waiting for somewhere to go.
By
Luis Feliz Leon
local
July 31, 2023
Asylum Seekers Are Sleeping on Buses Outside the Roosevelt Hotel
An intake center at the Roosevelt Hotel reached capacity, forcing asylum seekers to take shelter in buses over the weekend.
By
Nia Prater
migrant crisis
May 25, 2023
Living 20 to a Room in a Vacant Midtown Office Building
Newly arrived migrants talk about spending their days in a former Touro College space.
By
Gaby Del Valle
migrant crisis
June 28, 2022
Dozens of Migrants Found Dead in Tractor-Trailer in San Antonio
At least 50 people died, likely from heat exposure, in the country’s deadliest human-smuggling incident in recent memory.
By
Matt Stieb
political animals
May 8, 2021
How the White House Polices Language in Washington
Including the president’s.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
immigration
Mar. 14, 2021
Biden to Deploy FEMA at the Border Amid Child-Migrant Surge
For the next 90 days, the agency will help house and care for around 8,500 unaccompanied minors currently in HHS custody.
By
Matt Stieb
migrant crisis
Oct. 25, 2019
ACLU: 1,556 More Migrant Families Separated Under Trump Than Previously Known
The known number of migrant families separated under the Trump administration now totals at least 4,300 separated families.
By
Matt Stieb
immigration
Oct. 2, 2019
Trump Admin to Obtain Detained Migrants’ DNA for Use in Criminal Database
The White House’s most blatant effort to criminalize migrants to date.
By
Matt Stieb
democratic debates
Sept. 12, 2019
Debate Protesters Cut Off Biden: ‘We Are DACA Recipients, Our Lives Are at Risk’
Before Biden told a devastating story of the death of his wife and daughter, protesters yelled for candidates to protect migrants and defend DACA.
By
Matt Stieb
migrant crisis
Sept. 11, 2019
Supreme Court: Trump Admin Can Block Many Migrant Asylum Claims at the Border
The SCOTUS determination means that for Central-American migrants to apply for asylum, they must now apply — and be denied — asylum in Mexico first.
By
Matt Stieb
toilet
Sept. 4, 2019
Steve King Drinks From a Toilet to Own the Libs
The embattled congressman said that the water from the combination toilet-fountain some detained migrants are forced to use is “actually pretty good.”
By
Matt Stieb
immigration
Aug. 21, 2019
Trump Demands Right to Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely
It’s mostly symbolic, since the judge who set the 20-day limit on detention of children is unlikely to approve it, but the new policy sounds tough.
By
Ed Kilgore
migrant crisis
July 15, 2019
The Flaw in Trump’s Intimidation-Based Immigration Strategy
Threatening painful and controversial actions, like ICE raids, may work in the short term, but eventually he’ll have to deliver — or admit defeat.
By
Ed Kilgore
immigration
July 15, 2019
New Trump Rule Would Virtually End Asylum for Central Americans
The rule, which is sure to face legal challenges, would not allow anyone who has passed through another country to claim asylum in the U.S.
By
Adam K. Raymond
migrant crisis
July 14, 2019
Lindsey Graham: ‘I Don’t Care’ if Migrants Stay in Detention for ‘400 Days’
After visiting two migrant detention centers in Texas, the South Carolina senator was not filled with sympathy.
By
Matt Stieb
migrant crisis
July 2, 2019
Everything We Know About the Inhumane Conditions at Migrant Detention Camps
Migrant children have allegedly been denied adequate medical care and sanitation, and some were reportedly forced to sleep on the floor as punishment.
By
Matt Stieb
migrant crisis
July 2, 2019
Homeland Security Photos Show ‘Dangerous Overcrowding’ at Border Patrol Camps
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security includes pictures of “ticking time bomb” conditions at Border Patrol camps.
By
Matt Stieb
immigration
June 26, 2019
The Story Behind the Viral Photo of a Drowned Migrant Father and Toddler
The photo has been compared to a 2015 image of a drowned Syrian boy that drew attention to the refugee crisis.
By
Adam K. Raymond
migrant crisis
June 24, 2019
The Trump Administration’s Erratic Reaction to the Migrant Child Crisis
It’s hard to keep up with Team Trump’s actions denying or evading the responsibility to give kids decent treatment.
By
Ed Kilgore
migrant crisis
June 20, 2019
With Trump’s Migrant Camps, the History We Should Fear Repeating Is Our Own
AOC’s invocation of Nazi concentration camps was legitimate. But the most apt precedents for the crisis at our border were born in the USA.
By
Eric Levitz
migrant crisis
June 18, 2019
Trump Announces ‘Removal’ of ‘Millions of Illegal Aliens’ Starting Next Week
Trump announced by tweet that ICE will begin removing “millions of illegal aliens,” surprising officials who didn’t know he would broadcast the plan.
By
Matt Stieb
migrant crisis
June 12, 2019
Fall in Coffee Prices Is Fueling Guatemalan Migration to the U.S.: Report
Coffee prices have dropped about 60 percent since 2015, accelerating the migration of Guatemalan farmers to the U.S.
By
Matt Stieb
border wall
June 6, 2019
Military to Spend a Month Painting a Mile of Wall Because It Isn’t Pretty Enough
An unspecified number of military members will reportedly spend a month painting a mile of the border wall to improve its “aesthetic appearance.”
By
Matt Stieb
migrant crisis
June 5, 2019
Trump Administration Cuts Education, Recreation Access for Detained Migrant Kids
The Trump administration announced it will no longer pay for English lessons, legal aid, and soccer-field access at child-migrant shelters.
By
Matt Stieb
June 21, 2018
We Owe Central American Migrants Much More Than This
Migrant families are not bringing crime and instability to our country — but the United States once brought such conditions to theirs.
By
Eric Levitz
migrant crisis
Feb. 26, 2017
Migrants Faced More Than 3,500 Attacks in Germany Last Year: Report
Germany’s immigrant population has become the target of a growing number of hate crimes.
By
Chas Danner
international affairs
Feb. 19, 2017
Sweden Confused After Trump Cites Nonexistent Terrorist Incident
Trump’s fake Swedish news reflects a misleading right-wing narrative about refugee-perpetrated crime.
By
Chas Danner
Oct. 24, 2016
Officials Will Demolish the ‘Jungle,’ France’s Massive Migrant Camp in Calais
They will be clearing the settlement of refugees and migrants over the next few days.
By
Jen Kirby
Aug. 15, 2016
The Obama Administration’s $1 Billion Giveaway to the Private Prison Industry
The administration paid $1 billion to build a detention center for migrant women and children that it barely uses.
By
Eric Levitz
scary things
July 19, 2016
ISIS Claims to Be Behind Ax Attack on German Train
A 17-year-old Afghan migrant wounded five before being shot and killed by police.
By
Jen Kirby
June 2, 2016
How Europe Can Alleviate Its Migrant Crisis — and Save Itself
The continent’s economy is growing slowly, and thousands are still landing on its shores — or dying in the attempt.
By
Annie Lowrey
May 31, 2016
More Than 1,000 Migrants Drowned in a Deadly Week on the Mediterranean Sea
One of the deadliest months since the exodus to Europe began.
By
Jen Kirby
today in donald trump
May 15, 2016
Trump Has ‘No Doubt’ Refugees Will Stage a 9/11-Scale Attack in U.S.
Because he can’t believe they have cell phones, so their monthly bills must be getting paid by ISIS.
By
Chas Danner
migrant crisis
Apr. 4, 2016
Greece Started Sending Migrants Back to Turkey
As part of the EU-Turkey deal reached last month.
By
Jen Kirby
migrant crisis
Mar. 4, 2016
Smugglers Jailed Over Syrian Refugee Deaths
The two men were also charged in the deaths of four other refugees.
By
Jen Kirby
migrant crisis
Feb. 29, 2016
Violence Erupts As France Demolishes the Migrant Camp in Calais
Teargas flies and tents go up in flames in “the Jungle.”
By
Jen Kirby
Feb. 11, 2016
NATO Now Getting Involved in the Migrant Crisis
Policing the seas to try to stop smugglers.
By
Jen Kirby
Feb. 1, 2016
Germany May Be Reneging on Its Refugee Welcome
Chancellor Angela Merkel reminds asylum-seekers their stay is “temporary.”
By
Jen Kirby
Jan. 26, 2016
Denmark Passes Law to Seize Migrants’ Valuables at the Border
Including the “jewelry bill.”
By
Claire Landsbaum
migrant crisis
Jan. 22, 2016
Dozens of Migrants Drown Near Greece
The latest news about the migrant crisis.
By
Jaime Fuller
Jan. 15, 2016
German City Bans Asylum-Seekers From Public Pool
The ban will remain in place until “the message has come across.”
By
Claire Landsbaum
islamic state watch
Jan. 13, 2016
Syrian Refugee Carried Out ISIS-Linked Suicide Attack in Turkey
The suicide bomber had allegedly been fingerprinted a week earlier and raised no suspicions with authorities.
By
Jen Kirby
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