NYC closes migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field

NYC closes migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field with more set to shutter by summer 2025
The controversial Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter in Brooklyn closed Saturday, just four months into a new year-long lease.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams shuts down infamous migrant tent city at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn
Mayor Eric Adams closed the final chapter on the infamous, mass migrant encampment in Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field on Saturday
NYC to open massive migrant shelter in the Bronx, close controversial Hall Street shelter
The city opening a massive new migrant shelter in the Bronx, the Daily News has learned — a sign that city is still wrestling with the tens of thousands of migrants in the city’s care despite dozens of shelter closures.
NYC to close 13 more migrant shelters by June 2025
The new closures include Hall Street in Brooklyn, one of the city's largest facilities which houses 3,500 migrants.
NYC to close massive Brooklyn migrant shelter as arrivals decline, 9 other sites scheduled to shut
New York City will close a massive Brooklyn migrant shelter as the population of new arrivals in the city’s care continues to drop, City Hall announced on Friday. The 3,500-bed Hall Street shelter in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood,
NYC to close 10 more migrant shelters — including violence-ridden Brooklyn facility
New York City is shutting down 10 more migrant shelters — including a violence-ridden Brooklyn facility — as the number of asylum seekers arriving in the Big Apple drops to an 18-month low, Mayor Eric Adams said Friday.
New York to Cut 10,000 Migrant Beds but Open New Shelter in the Bronx
The Hall Street shelter in Brooklyn, which drew numerous complaints, is among several that will soon close in New York.
Baby born at sea on migrant dinghy en route to Spain
A baby girl was born at sea on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain from Africa on Monday, according to the Spanish maritime ...
Retiring ICE chief says Biden should have acted 'earlier' to address migrant surge
Acting ICE Director Patrick "PJ" Lechleitner wishes President Biden would have taken action on the border earlier in his ...
Syrian migrant ‘crushed to death’ in first Channel fatality this year
A Syrian migrant was probably “crushed to death” in a leaking dinghy while trying to cross the English Channel to Britain, ...
Baby born on migrant boat off Spain's Canary Islands 'doing well,' doctor says
A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated ...
Migrant caravan heads to US before tougher immigration policy expected under Trump
Hundreds of migrants are traveling in a caravan through Mexico in hopes of reaching the U.S. southern border before President ...
Biden Extends Migrant Protection Programs Trump Promised to End
A Trump spokesperson vowed the president-elect "will deliver," despite the outgoing administration's decision.
Democratic state senators condemn migrant crime bill backed by Gallego, Kelly and Hobbs
Democratic Arizona Senate leaders are rejecting the bipartisan Laken Riley Act, a tough immigration bill in Congress.
Migrant workers lead aid efforts in Los Angeles-area fires
Hundreds gathered at the Pasadena Community Job Center on Friday to assist in debris cleanup efforts and distribute supplies to communities affected by L.A.’s raging fires. The center is operated by ...
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Migrant guidelines draw mixed response
Guidelines released by the Ministry of Labor to better inform female migrant workers who are pregnant or have young children ...