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Education

NYC HS principal lashes out at parents who bashed decision to force students to go remote as migrants sheltered at school

Brooklyn high school principal defends her decision to have students attend class remotely after migrants sheltered at the school

Principal criticizes parents who accused her of not caring about students [ more ]

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Chicago Warms New Migrants in Idling Buses as the Weather Turns Nasty

Chicago officials are preparing for extremely cold temperatures and snowfall in the coming days

The city will temporarily set aside the 60-day limit on shelter stays to accommodate migrants and keep them safe [ more ]

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Temperatures may not top zero on Monday. For God's sake, hold those buses, Gov. Abbott.

Chicago is struggling to provide shelter and care for migrants.

Warmer temperatures in the city will end soon, increasing the urgency of the situation. [ more ]

Fox News

NYC politics

NYC high school students forced into remote learning as 2,000 migrants sheltered in school instead

Nearly 2,000 migrants in a tent shelter in NYC are being moved to a high school, forcing students into remote learning.

The move has sparked outrage from residents, local politicians, and parents of students at the school. [ more ]

New York Post

New York City

Migrants evacuated from Floyd Bennett Field due to high winds

Nearly 2,000 migrants are being evacuated from a controversial city shelter in Brooklyn due to safety concerns from an approaching storm.

The move is a precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of the individuals at the shelter, and they will be provided with essential services and support during the relocation. [ more ]

sfist.com

San Mateo County Will Charge Unhoused People With a Crime If They Refuse Shelter

San Mateo County has passed a law making it a misdemeanor for homeless people to refuse shelter.

The law is a two strikes policy, where a person would only be charged if they have declined shelter twice and received two written warnings. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

3 months ago

Los Angeles

Some homeless people refuse shelter beds. In one Bay Area county, that could soon be a crime

San Mateo County officials are considering making it a crime to refuse available, temporary housing for the homeless.

The proposal is aimed at addressing the challenge of individuals in encampments who decline services or refuse to move into shelter.

Opponents worry that the proposal will criminalize homelessness, while supporters argue it is about helping those who may not be able to help themselves. [ more ]

Boston.com

6 months ago

Boston

Advocates scramble to aid homeless migrant families after Massachusetts caps emergency shelter slots

Advocates in Massachusetts are struggling to find shelter for newly arrived migrant families due to a cap on the number of beds in family shelters.

Migrant families are relying on airport lounges, hospital waiting rooms, and churches for temporary housing.

House and Senate leaders in Massachusetts failed to reach a deal on a $2.8 billion spending bill which included funds for emergency shelters. [ more ]

New York Post

Gov. Hochul's migrant bailout: Letters to the Editor - Jan. 18, 2024

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is allocating $2.4 billion to assist New York City in dealing with the ongoing migrant crisis

There are concerns about the impact of migrants on the quality of life in the city and the need to overhaul migrant shelters [ more ]

City Limits

3 months ago

NYC politics

Mayor Touts Latest-Lower-Cost Estimate For Sheltering New Immigrant Arrivals

New York City expects to care for 80,000 migrants by June and 90,000 by the end of the year, instead of the projected 100,000 migrants by mid-2024.

Strict limits on immigrant shelter stays and efforts to move immigrants to locations outside the city have helped reduce the estimated number of migrants in the city's care. [ more ]

BKReader

Brooklyn

City Relocates Migrants to James Madison HS From Floyd Bennett Field

New York City evacuated 1,900 asylum seekers from a shelter at Floyd Bennett Field due to severe weather warnings.

The evacuation sparked criticism from city officials who claimed the shelter was unsafe and disrupted learning at James Madison High School. [ more ]

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The American Conservative

Right-wing politics

Migrants at James Madison

Parents of James Madison High School students were notified that their children would be moving to remote learning due to a storm threatening a shelter housing thousands of illegal migrants.

The Biden administration allowed over 2,500 migrants to be housed at Floyd Bennett Field, but the shelter in question is just a cluster of tents that are not properly secured. [ more ]

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english.elpais.com

Democratic-led cities pay for migrants' tickets to other places as resources dwindle

Nearly half of the migrants arriving in Denver from the U.S.-Mexico border are choosing bus, plane, or train tickets to other cities in the U.S.

Republican governors in Texas and Florida have been chartering buses and planes to Democratic-led cities to transfer migrants, which has created a shuffle of migrants in the interior U.S.

Cities like Denver are spending millions to send migrants to other cities, freeing up shelter beds for new arrivals while adding to the numbers in other cities that are struggling to house asylum-seekers. [ more ]

The Sacramento Bee

Democratic-led cities pay for migrants' tickets to other places as resources dwindle

Nearly half of the 27,000 migrants who arrived in Denver since November 2022 have chosen to leave the city for other destinations in the U.S.

Republican governors in Texas and Florida have been chartering buses and planes to transport migrants to Democratic-led cities, putting pressure on these cities to provide shelter and resources for the migrants.

Cities like Denver have spent millions of dollars to send migrants to other cities, freeing up shelter beds for new arrivals and adding to the numbers in cities like Chicago and New York. [ more ]

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Austin Monitor

Austin

Commission approves creation of Finder to Foster working group - Austin Monitor

The Animal Advisory Commission has created a working group called Finder to Foster to address the issue of holding animals physically at the shelter for three days before they can be placed in foster care.

City staff confirmed the current rule is that animals must be held physically at the shelter during the stray hold period, but there is potential to modify the ordinance to allow for a Finder to Foster program. [ more ]

Chicago Tribune

Migrant boy, 5, dies during shelter stay after medical emergency, police say

A 5-year-old migrant boy died at a shelter in Pilsen after a medical emergency.

The boy was transported to Comer Children's Hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. [ more ]

Chicago Tribune

Oak Park, which has been providing shelter for migrants, will require them to move out of hotel, YMCA by Jan. 31

Approximately 160 migrants housed in Oak Park will be required to move out by Jan. 31.

The village will assist migrants in finding new shelter, including potentially relocating them to another city or state if they have stable housing there. [ more ]

City Limits