Parents and community members march through the residential neighborhood around P.S. 189 to protest New York City Mayor Eric Adam's plan to temporarily house immigrants in the school's gymnasium, Tues

NYC's Response to Asylum Seekers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 27, 2023

Almost one year ago, buses of asylum seekers from Texas arrived at Port Authority in Manhattan. Murad Awawdeh, executive director at the New York Immigration Coalition, reflects on how the city has handled the influx of asylum seekers over the last year and its plans for the future.

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