This is Eve. This story from THE CITY shows the chaos of US border policy in miniature. Biden drastically relaxed immigration restrictions through executive orders, and a wave of migrants became so large that Democratic cities like New York staged mini-revolts, criticizing the impact on their budgets and existing programs for the homeless. While the chaos has largely disappeared from the headlines, the question of how to provide housing and jobs for these newcomers remains unresolved.
If you read the following passage carefully, you will see that it is a complete mess. First, while some immigrants may actually qualify for continued housing, it is not clearly communicated who is eligible and how they can get back into the system. Ah, PMC’s complicated eligibility requirements! Second, denying housing to immigrants is often throwing them out on the street. Some have actually found jobs and their children are in school, as THE CITY reports, but losing their housing would reverse this progress towards assimilation. Third, the authorities act as if these immigrants can rely on their families in the NYC area, which is a total assumption. Notice that NYC even offers to pay for transportation, as if it were a non-issue for these refugees.
Again, I do not blame New York City. This chaos was forced upon them by the Biden Administration. This story shows that the Administration has not yet provided the level of assistance needed.
by Gwynne HoganFirst published in: City August 20, 2024
New York state officials have given New York City permission to evict many of the roughly 30,000 migrant parents and children living in Department of Homeless Services shelters, state officials confirmed Tuesday.
Anthony Farmer, a spokesman for the state Department of Temporary and Disabled Persons, said the state has given cities permission to issue 60-day eviction notices to families who don’t receive public assistance. The department declined to say how many families with children don’t receive public assistance and would be subject to the new rules.
The majority of migrant families live in about 150 shelters operated under OTDA regulations overseen by the Department of Homeless Services. Save money Previously, the shelter stay limit was 60 days. It came into effect in January.
City officials have asked the Department of Homeland Security to begin evictions from shelters, Last SummerFarmer said the request was approved just recently.
About 20,000 parents and children in shelters run by two other local agencies, the Health and Hospitals Authority and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, have already received eviction notices in 60 days, at which point they can apply to again stay at the Roosevelt Hotel, the city’s main reception center for migrants.
Defenders Fighting to Protect To what extent does the right of evacuation in cities remain? Requested the city Eliminate restrictions on family time spent togetherMayors have criticized the 60-day limit as cruel and disruptive to vulnerable families who have finally settled into schools and communities, but Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has defended it as necessary to reduce the shelter population, which has hovered around 65,000, and to control costs as it spends more than $4 billion to house and feed the newly arrived refugees.
“I don’t call it an eviction notice, I call it a deadline,” Deputy Mayor Ann Williams-Isom said during the mayor’s weekly press conference on Tuesday, confirming the new policy regarding DHS shelters.
“We’re telling people they have 60 days to see if they have somewhere else to go or family,” she said, adding that they can reapply for another shelter stay if they have nowhere else to go.
City officials informed shelter providers of the new rules in a phone call on Monday, said a person who answered the phone on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from city officials. The calls were filled with panic, providers said.
“‘What does this mean? What does this mean for our children?'” callers wanted to know, the provider said. “Where are they going? Are they coming back to us?”
New 60-day eviction notices obtained by the city were distributed to residents of the shelter this week.
“These notices will be distributed on a rolling basis starting later this summer,” said the Spanish-language notice distributed to families at Staten Island shelters on Tuesday.
“Now that children are out of school, it’s important that you begin planning your exit from the shelter. Staff are available to assist you immediately, including helping you connect with family and friends and providing transportation costs. Contact shelter staff immediately if you need assistance with these services. Be sure to plan ahead, even before your 60-day notice is issued.”
The flyer did not say anything about how to reapply for evacuation shelter. Exceptions for Families Receiving Cash Assistance — Small but The rise of immigrant families.
In New York, Immigrants will be eligible for cash assistance After applying for asylum, or Temporary protected status.
People from Venezuela, Haiti and many other countries of origin can apply for TPS from federal immigration authorities.
Neha Sharma, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Homeless Services, said the 60-day shelter stay limit for families will begin with a small number of families in the coming months, with the goal of issuing the first notices to those who have been in shelters the longest.
The New York Sane Coalition, an organization made up of homeless and immigrant advocacy groups including African Communities Together and WIN, New York City’s largest provider of family shelter, said the new eviction rules are “shortsighted” and “do nothing to address the long-standing barriers to exiting shelters or the root causes of homelessness.”
Katie Honan contributed reporting.
