Migrant children in New York State
Some 700 children separated from their parents at the southern U.S. border are in New York State. They remain at the top of mind for city, state, and federal officials, who are all trying to learn more from an administration that is keeping them in the dark.
Some 700 children separated from their parents at the southern U.S. border are in New York State. They remain at the top of mind for city, state, and federal officials, who are all trying to learn more from an administration that is keeping them in the dark.
Who are the asylum seekers?
Every year, thousands of people come to the United States seeking asylum. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is responsible for overseeing the nation's legal immigration system. In January, more than 12,000 asylum applications were filed. Most of them were from people of Venezuela. China followed with 1,162 applications, Guatemala with 943, and El Salvador with 912.
Every year, thousands of people come to the United States seeking asylum. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is responsible for overseeing the nation's legal immigration system. In January, more than 12,000 asylum applications were filed. Most of them were from people of Venezuela. China followed with 1,162 applications, Guatemala with 943, and El Salvador with 912.
Gov. Cuomo Says 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Backfired
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells Good Day NY that he believes the Trump administration was hoping the zero tolerance policy for illegal immigration at the border with Mexico would deter parents from bringing their children to the U.S. but instead they kept coming.
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells Good Day NY that he believes the Trump administration was hoping the zero tolerance policy for illegal immigration at the border with Mexico would deter parents from bringing their children to the U.S. but instead they kept coming.
Gov. Cuomo Talks with Good Day NY About Migrant Child 'Debacle'
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the State of New York is going to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the separation of families at the border.
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the State of New York is going to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the separation of families at the border.
Former first ladies speak out
Former First Lady Laura Bush attacked the Trump administration's policy that has led to nearly 2,000 immigrant children being separated from their parents. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy that has separated children from their parents at the southern U.S. border "is a moral and humanitarian crisis."
Former First Lady Laura Bush attacked the Trump administration's policy that has led to nearly 2,000 immigrant children being separated from their parents. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy that has separated children from their parents at the southern U.S. border "is a moral and humanitarian crisis."
Children detained at border
Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets intended to serve as blankets. One teenager told an advocate who visited that she was helping care for a young child she didn't know because the child's aunt was somewhere else in the facility. She said she had to show others in her cell how to change the girl's diaper.
Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets intended to serve as blankets. One teenager told an advocate who visited that she was helping care for a young child she didn't know because the child's aunt was somewhere else in the facility. She said she had to show others in her cell how to change the girl's diaper.
Border crisis
Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets intended to serve as blankets.
Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets intended to serve as blankets.
'Free Pablo' rally in Manhattan
Immigrant advocates rallied in Lower Manhattan for the release of Pablo Villavicencio, the undocumented immigrant detained upon delivering a pizza to a U.S. Army garrison at Fort Hamilton two weeks ago. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Villavicencio's deportation, and his wife, Sandra Chica, is now formally requesting ice let him return home to his family while proceedings continue.
Immigrant advocates rallied in Lower Manhattan for the release of Pablo Villavicencio, the undocumented immigrant detained upon delivering a pizza to a U.S. Army garrison at Fort Hamilton two weeks ago. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Villavicencio's deportation, and his wife, Sandra Chica, is now formally requesting ice let him return home to his family while proceedings continue.
From North Korea refugee to U.S. citizen in New York | Our American Dream
Joseph Kim, 27, escaped North Korea 10 years ago by running across a frozen Tumen River, which borders North Korea and China.
Joseph Kim, 27, escaped North Korea 10 years ago by running across a frozen Tumen River, which borders North Korea and China.
Cuomo requests probe of ICE detention
New York's governor on Friday asked for a federal investigation into the conduct of immigration officials after an Ecuadorean pizza shop worker was detained while trying to make a delivery to an Army garrison in Brooklyn.
New York's governor on Friday asked for a federal investigation into the conduct of immigration officials after an Ecuadorean pizza shop worker was detained while trying to make a delivery to an Army garrison in Brooklyn.
Protests over ICE arrest
An Ecuadorean restaurant worker making a delivery to an Army garrison in Brooklyn wound up being detained June 1 after a routine background check at the gate revealed there was a warrant for his arrest for immigration law violations, officials said.
An Ecuadorean restaurant worker making a delivery to an Army garrison in Brooklyn wound up being detained June 1 after a routine background check at the gate revealed there was a warrant for his arrest for immigration law violations, officials said.
Army holds delivery man for ICE
A guard at an Army garrison in Brooklyn called Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a pizza delivery man who made a delivery to the fort on Friday. Now, Ecuadorean immigrant Pablo Villavicencio is in ICE custody pending removal from the country.
A guard at an Army garrison in Brooklyn called Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a pizza delivery man who made a delivery to the fort on Friday. Now, Ecuadorean immigrant Pablo Villavicencio is in ICE custody pending removal from the country.
End of TPS for many New Yorkers
Giddel Contreras and his wife Maribel Hernandez Rivera are planning for the worst. Contreras is a Honduran national whose future is unknown. In 1998, Contreras obtained Temporary Protected Status, also known as TPS. Honduras had suffered a natural disaster that year so the U.S. government granted TPS to Hondurans allowing them to remain in the U.S. legally.
Giddel Contreras and his wife Maribel Hernandez Rivera are planning for the worst. Contreras is a Honduran national whose future is unknown. In 1998, Contreras obtained Temporary Protected Status, also known as TPS. Honduras had suffered a natural disaster that year so the U.S. government granted TPS to Hondurans allowing them to remain in the U.S. legally.
Trump's MS-13 talk
President Trump hosted a discussion on Long Island with several elected officials, law enforcement, and members of the community to talk about gangs, violence, and illegal immigration.
President Trump hosted a discussion on Long Island with several elected officials, law enforcement, and members of the community to talk about gangs, violence, and illegal immigration.
VIDEO: Ranting lawyer dodges reporters
In this video from the New York Post, Manhattan lawyer Aaron Schlossberg hid his face behind an open umbrella outside his West 60th Street building. As reporters peppered him with questions about his angry, hateful tirade at Fresh Kitchen, Schlossberg stormed off.
In this video from the New York Post, Manhattan lawyer Aaron Schlossberg hid his face behind an open umbrella outside his West 60th Street building. As reporters peppered him with questions about his angry, hateful tirade at Fresh Kitchen, Schlossberg stormed off.
Cuomo condemns ICE raid
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue federal immigration officials Wednesday following a raid on an upstate dairy farm during which armed federal agents allegedly trespassed on private property and handcuffed an American citizen who tried to videotape the incident.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue federal immigration officials Wednesday following a raid on an upstate dairy farm during which armed federal agents allegedly trespassed on private property and handcuffed an American citizen who tried to videotape the incident.
Justices weigh travel ban
At the much-anticipated oral argument on Wednesday, a divided United States Supreme Court signaled that it just might give its blessing to President Trump's travel ban. The big question before the justices: is Trump's travel ban a legitimate act of national security or unconstitutionally anti-Muslim?
At the much-anticipated oral argument on Wednesday, a divided United States Supreme Court signaled that it just might give its blessing to President Trump's travel ban. The big question before the justices: is Trump's travel ban a legitimate act of national security or unconstitutionally anti-Muslim?
Trump frustrated by border wall delays
Until he gets his border wall, President Donald Trump announced he wants to deploy the U.S. military to secure the border with Mexico. The White House later said Trump wants to mobilize the National Guard. The president was still fired up as he has been for days about illegal immigration. Federal law prohibits the use of active duty service members for law enforcement inside the U.S., unless specifically authorized by Congress. But over the past 12 years, presidents have twice sent National Guard troops to the border to bolster security and assist with surveillance and other support.
Until he gets his border wall, President Donald Trump announced he wants to deploy the U.S. military to secure the border with Mexico. The White House later said Trump wants to mobilize the National Guard. The president was still fired up as he has been for days about illegal immigration. Federal law prohibits the use of active duty service members for law enforcement inside the U.S., unless specifically authorized by Congress. But over the past 12 years, presidents have twice sent National Guard troops to the border to bolster security and assist with surveillance and other support.
U.S. Census lawsuit
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has fought the Trump travel ban, the cancellation of DACA, and now the change coming to the U.S. Census in 2020. Schneiderman's lawsuit says the Trump administration added the citizenship question to deter immigrant participation. He argues that intent is at odds with the U.S. Constitution's command that the Census count every person in the United States.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has fought the Trump travel ban, the cancellation of DACA, and now the change coming to the U.S. Census in 2020. Schneiderman's lawsuit says the Trump administration added the citizenship question to deter immigrant participation. He argues that intent is at odds with the U.S. Constitution's command that the Census count every person in the United States.
Trump: 'DACA is dead'
"DACA is dead," according to President Trump, who unleashed a string of immigration-themed tweets. The fate of the program giving legal status to undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children has been uncertain since Trump ended it in 2017. The president blamed Democrats for the failure to reach a deal on DACA-related legislation.
"DACA is dead," according to President Trump, who unleashed a string of immigration-themed tweets. The fate of the program giving legal status to undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children has been uncertain since Trump ended it in 2017. The president blamed Democrats for the failure to reach a deal on DACA-related legislation.