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For the past week our team has been greeting asylum seekers as they arrive on buses from Texas, twelve more buses arrived over the past few days alone. With the support of donors like you we’ve already distributed aid to hundreds of families. It has been painful to hear stories from people about the difficult…
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We just got back from Port Authority Bus Terminal, where we, alongside our allies, welcomed another four buses of asylum-seeking immigrants that arrived here from Texas. Immigrants seeking refuge are being sent from Texas to New York against their will, many without any local connections, as part of an anti-immigrant political stunt by Texas Governor…
“We know the trauma these families are going through but this is extra what’s happening here,” said Jose Lopez, co-executive director of the immigrant advocacy group Make the Road New York. The nonprofit has volunteers at the terminal, distributing phones and cash assistance at tables set up in the receiving area. “Many of these families from…
Elected officials “were publicly open, stating that we support these young people, these DACA recipients,” said Carlos Vargas, supervising immigration navigator of Make the Road New York. “So, now our communities will have to hold them accountable and say, well, put your money where your mouth is. This is people’s lives at stake.”
Natalia Aristizabal, deputy director of immigrant advocacy group Make the Road NY, joined PIX11 News on Tuesday to discuss efforts to welcome the new arrivals and give them the best chance to succeed. “Some of us who are specifically advocates for immigrant communities want to welcome them here because we know that they’re going to have a…