After months of calls for action from fellow Democrats, President Biden late last night announced that the U.S. would grant work permits and offer temporary protection to nearly half a million Venezuelans who had already entered the U.S. Venezuelans received the temporary protected status, known as T.P.S., for 18 months because U.S. officials determined that […]
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The demand that President Biden ease the migrant crisis threatening to overwhelm American cities came privately, from the New York governor to top White House officials. It came publicly, in angry statements from Democratic and Republican officials around the country. It came from scores of immigrant rights groups. On Wednesday, the Biden administration relented. In […]
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Is it a case of a wish come true or “be careful what you wish for”? The news that the Biden administration would grant work permits to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants who had already entered the United States was welcomed by Democratic leaders from cities overwhelmed with a large influx of migrants unable […]
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As of early September, more than 100,000 migrants had arrived in New York City since the spring of 2022. The city has struggled to respond as people from all over the world have arrived, sometimes by the hundreds each week. Many have sought shelter with the city, which has a legal obligation to give beds […]
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In a sharp escalation, Mayor Eric Adams declared that New York City was being destroyed by an influx of 110,000 migrants from the southern border. His comments, criticized by advocates for villainizing migrants for seeking a better life, underscored how the surge has become overwhelming. New York City has struggled to provide adequate housing and […]
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When a bus packed with migrants pulled into downtown Los Angeles in mid-June, it caused a local stir: In a city with one of the country’s largest immigrant populations, this was the first busload to arrive courtesy of the Texas governor, Greg Abbott. This week, the 12th such bus arrived in Los Angeles, part of […]
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When a bus packed with migrants pulled into downtown Los Angeles in mid-June, it caused a local stir: In a city with one of the country’s largest immigrant populations, this was the first busload to arrive courtesy of the Texas governor, Greg Abbott. This week, the 12th such bus arrived in Los Angeles, part of […]
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