#migrant

#migrant

Migrants were left stranded at a train station in Glen Ellyn, Illinois after missing their train.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has been sending migrants to suburbs of Chicago as a means of bypassing new city rules and fees. [ more ]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is sending migrants to suburbs of Democrat-controlled cities to bypass restrictions on buses.

Migrants are being dropped off in surrounding suburbs as far as 90 minutes away from cities due to new regulations on bus arrivals. [ more ]

New York City mayor issues executive order requiring notice and information before arrival of migrants

Migrant buses limited to one loading zone and specific hours, violations may result in jail time and fines [ more ]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced new restrictions on charter buses from Texas bringing migrants to the city.

The executive order requires buses to provide 32 hours' notice, arrive between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., and drop off at a specific location. [ more ]

The city of New York is seeking $708 million in damages from companies involved in transporting migrants to the city.

The lawsuit argues that the companies are violating state law and shifting the costs of caring for migrants to New York. [ more ]

New York City is suing 17 bus companies for transporting migrants and causing a crisis in the city.

The lawsuit is seeking $708 million in damages to pay for the continued care of the migrants. [ more ]

New York City has filed a lawsuit against 17 bus companies for illegally transporting migrants from Texas to New York.

The lawsuit seeks over $700 million in damages to cover the cost of caring for the migrants who arrived in New York since spring 2022. [ more ]

New York City has filed a lawsuit against bus companies for $708 million to recoup costs incurred in providing shelter and services to migrants transported by these companies.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has charted coaches to transport migrants from the border to New York and other Democratic-run cities, in protest of the national government's immigration policies. [ more ]

Migrants are being sent to suburban communities like Elgin from southern border towns.

Elgin has received multiple groups of migrants who are being transported to Chicago. [ more ]

New York City is suing 17 bus and transportation companies for $708 million to cover the costs of caring for migrants

The lawsuit is a response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's scheme to transport migrants to New York City [ more ]

Public safety is a major concern in Chicago, with increasing rates of robberies, carjackings, and violent crimes.

The issue of migrants and new arrivals, as well as the porous southern border, will continue to be a problem in 2024. [ more ]

Grundy County in Illinois erected signs to deter buses carrying migrants from stopping in the county.

Communities surrounding Chicago have seen an influx of migrants arriving by bus in recent weeks. [ more ]

A 22-year-old migrant from Ecuador took a historic fireboat on a wild journey down the Hudson River before getting stuck and hopping onto a sailboat in Manhattan. [ more ]

Fred Gitner receives the I Love My Librarian Award for his work with migrants at the Queens Public Library.

Gitner is the assistant director of the Queens Library's New Americans Program, which provides informational workshops on topics such as immigration law and parenting. [ more ]

Migrants bound for New York City took a detour in New Jersey to avoid a city order limiting their arrival.

Around 450 migrants arrived in New Jersey on 13 buses from Texas and Louisiana, and then transferred to trains and buses heading into New York City. [ more ]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has filed a lawsuit against 17 transportation companies for allegedly carrying out a plan by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to send migrants to New York City and make the city pay for their care.

The city is seeking over $700 million in damages from these companies, citing the costs of caring for and sheltering the migrants.

Adams has been vocal about the strain that the arrival of migrants has put on New York City's resources, estimating that sheltering them will cost $12 billion over three years. [ more ]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged that there are migrants committing crimes in the city, but emphasized that it's not only migrants.

Adams highlighted the need to address the environment that could lead to migrants committing crimes. [ more ]

Migrants are being sent to New Jersey in an attempt to bypass New York City Mayor Eric Adams' order to limit arrivals.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is continuing to send migrants to Democrat-led cities as a protest against President Biden's immigration policies. [ more ]

New Jersey train stations are being used as a way to bypass new charter busing restrictions on dropping off migrants in New York City.

New York City has seen a significant surge in migrant arrivals, overwhelming city services and emergency shelters. [ more ]