migrant crisis

The Legal Aid society is asking that the moving of migrants to Floyd Bennett Field be stopped due to safety concerns. Melissa Russo reports.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is leading a group of mayors from the largest U.S. cities to Washington, D.C., to speak with the White House and others regarding the ongoing migrant crisis.

Mayor Eric Adams said he and other mayors will be heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with federal lawmakers in an effort to find solution to the migrant crisis in NYC and throughout the country.

The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with little to no coordination, support or resources from his administration. The Democratic leaders say in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on…

A massive migrant shelter is opening at Floyd Bennett Field and it is meant to house around 500 families. Melissa Russo reports.

New York City is intensifying efforts to transport migrants out of the city as its shelter system reaches capacity. City Hall confirmed the establishment of a new “reticketing center” in Manhattan where asylum-seekers can get free, one-way tickets to anywhere in the world. The effort is the city’s latest bid to ease pressure on its shelters and finances following the...

One family who risked everything for the chance at the American dream saw their dream become a reality. Melissa Russo reports.

Mayor Adams said that New Yorkers should prepare to see what running out of room looks like when it comes to the migrant crisis. Melissa Russo reports.

About 3,000 asylum-seekers have been told their time was up in New York City shelters, but about half have reapplied to stay.

A town in Rockland County is cracking down on property management companies and absentee owners looking to make money off the migrant crisis. The town of Clarkstown is going after those who are illegally renting out houses, often to multiple families. Officials in the town say profiteers are increasingly illegally converting single-family homes in neighborhoods and packing in renters. The…

NYC has been fighting to amend the right to shelter law, but some organizations argue that asylum seekers need a roof over their head now more than ever. Melissa Russo reports.

Some property management companies have been taking advantage of the migrant crisis by illegally renting out homes to migrant families. Sarah Wallace reports.

Authorities said they will begin sending 60-day notices to migrant families with children in shelters, though they could reapply for housing if they’re unable to find a new place to live.

The shelter requirement has been in place for more than four decades in New York City.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams capped off a four-day trip to Latin America on Saturday by calling for a “right to work” for migrants in the United States. He spoke during a visit to Necocli, the northern Colombia town where thousands of migrants start the perilous trek across the roadless Darien jungle into Panama, as they head for the…

Mayor Adams continues his tour of Latin America in Ecuador, spreading the message of New York City’s migrant crisis. Melissa Russo reports.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams begins his 4-day trip to Latin America as the Biden administration moves forward with border wall construction. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

New York City is challenging a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to anyone who asks for it. The city’s shelter system is straining under a large influx of international migrants who have arrived since last year. The city filed a request late Tusday asking a court to allow it to suspend the requirement when there...

Residents and officials debate if New York City should suspend their right-to-shelter obligation. Melissa Russo reports.

After Gov. Hochul announced that several thousand jobs are ready for eligible asylum seekers to fill, Mayor Adams said that he’s heading south of the border to convince migrants not to come. Melissa Russo reports.