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LGBTQ+ asylum seekers search for safety in US after persecution abroad

Wednesday, June 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Xavier Walker's biggest fear when he was outed as gay was that he would be killed."In the community, going to school, I had to be very mindful," Walker, an asylum seeker from Jamaica living in the United States, told ABC News,... Read More.

NYC struggling to keep up with demand of supporting asylum seekers, Mayor Adams says

Tuesday, August 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams says his administration is straining to keep up with the demand of supporting thousands of asylum seekers in the city as he calls on the federal government for more assistance."We're at capacity. We have been providing... Read More.

NYC opening humanitarian relief centers for asylum seekers, mayor announces

Thursday, September 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City plans to open humanitarian relief centers for asylum seekers coming from Texas and states along the southern border, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday.The Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers will offer aid to individual and family asylum seekers... Read More.

NYC ‘nearing its breaking point’ as Republican governors continue to send asylum seekers to city

Thursday, September 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New York City is "reassessing" longstanding procedures that stem from a law requiring the city to shelter undomiciled people.It follows an influx of more than 11,000 asylum seekers who have been bussed from Texas, the mayor's chief counsel said Thursday after... Read More.

Supreme Court allows President Biden to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum seekers

Thursday, June 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Biden administration can end a Trump-era immigration policy known as “Remain in Mexico” that had forced thousands of asylum seekers to wait south of the border while their claims were adjudicated.The court ruled 5-4, with... Read More.

Judge delays rollback of restrictions at border for asylum seekers

Friday, May 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday ordered the Biden administration to continue implementing pandemic-related restrictions at the border that effectively close humanitarian relief options for asylum seekers.The restrictions were slated to end on Monday.The restrictions were first implemented under the Trump administration... Read More.

2,500 Afghan visa seekers, families to be housed at US military installation

Monday, July 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon will temporarily house Afghan workers who aided the U.S. military campaign and are trying to leave the country at Fort Lee, an Army installation in central Virginia, while they complete the application process for a special visa, according to the State... Read More.

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