NYC migrant crisis: Riverhead residents divided over housing asylum seekers
Residents have mixed feelings on whether Riverhead should help New York City lighten the load by housing hundreds of asylum seekers.
Residents have mixed feelings on whether Riverhead should help New York City lighten the load by housing hundreds of asylum seekers.
Williamsburg protests continue over migrant housing: 'We want our gym back'
As of Wednesday morning, FOX 5 NY is learning there are around five migrants currently staying inside the gymnasium at P.S. 17.
As of Wednesday morning, FOX 5 NY is learning there are around five migrants currently staying inside the gymnasium at P.S. 17.
Migrant crisis explained: Where do we go from here?
As NYC continues to struggle with the migrant crisis, one of the big questions still being debated is "How did we get to this point and where do we go from here?"
As NYC continues to struggle with the migrant crisis, one of the big questions still being debated is "How did we get to this point and where do we go from here?"
Williamsburg parents, students rally as NYC school gyms to house migrants
Parents and students rallied in front of P.S. 17 to protest the school's gym being turned into a temporary shelter for migrants.
Parents and students rallied in front of P.S. 17 to protest the school's gym being turned into a temporary shelter for migrants.
NYC public school gyms to house migrants
New York City is set to house migrants inside of gyms at several public schools across the city, drawing outrage from parents.
New York City is set to house migrants inside of gyms at several public schools across the city, drawing outrage from parents.
NYC hotels converted to shelters amid pressure to accommodate asylum seekers
Around Manhattan and elsewhere in New York City, hotels that served tourists just a few years ago have become de facto emergency shelters.
Around Manhattan and elsewhere in New York City, hotels that served tourists just a few years ago have become de facto emergency shelters.
Migrant mothers at Upper West Side shelters surprised with Mother’s Day gifts
Many migrant mothers are staying in hotels now city-designated as emergency shelters on the Upper West Side.
Many migrant mothers are staying in hotels now city-designated as emergency shelters on the Upper West Side.
New York's Roosevelt Hotel prepares to house more migrants
Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico's border with the United States.
Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico's border with the United States.
Challenges ahead as suburbs prepare for more migrants
A number of asylum seekers are arriving in the New York City suburbs.
A number of asylum seekers are arriving in the New York City suburbs.
NYC works to house migrants after Title 42 expiration
The city is scrambling to find them housing. According to the mayor’s office, just this past week alone more than 4,200 asylum seekers arrived in the city.
The city is scrambling to find them housing. According to the mayor’s office, just this past week alone more than 4,200 asylum seekers arrived in the city.
NYC migrant crisis: Hochul seeks federal aid
Governor Kathy Hochul said she specifically requested that a migrant facility be built on part of the military installation at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.
Governor Kathy Hochul said she specifically requested that a migrant facility be built on part of the military installation at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.
Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic-related asylum bans
After Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and officials were still evaluating the change and the new policy adopted by the Biden administration to stabilize the border.
After Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and officials were still evaluating the change and the new policy adopted by the Biden administration to stabilize the border.
Title 42 ends: Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing
The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process.
The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process.
Migrants rush across Mexico border into US in final hours before Title 42 expires
Migrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted.
Migrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted.
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.
House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.
10,000 migrants stopped in one day ahead of Title 42 expiration
New rules will make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to qualify for asylum.
New rules will make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to qualify for asylum.
Parts of NYC right-to-shelter law temporarily suspended
The move is one of several drastic measures being taken by the city to brace for the expected surge of migrants when Title 42 expires Thursday.
The move is one of several drastic measures being taken by the city to brace for the expected surge of migrants when Title 42 expires Thursday.
New York City sticks with migrant hotel plan despite pushback from suburbs
New York City officials plan to send some asylum-seekers to a suburban hotel despite fierce resistance from local leaders and a judge's order temporarily blocking the use of a different hotel.
New York City officials plan to send some asylum-seekers to a suburban hotel despite fierce resistance from local leaders and a judge's order temporarily blocking the use of a different hotel.
US to begin denying asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs
The U.S. will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection, as plans are being finalized to create new legal pathways.
The U.S. will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection, as plans are being finalized to create new legal pathways.
Chaos at US-Mexico border will continue 'for a while,' Biden says
The U.S. has used Title 42 to expel migrants with no chance at asylum 2.8 million times since March 2020. Those restrictions end this week.
The U.S. has used Title 42 to expel migrants with no chance at asylum 2.8 million times since March 2020. Those restrictions end this week.