Adi Talwar
An MTA shuttle brings newly-arrived immigrants to large tent shelters at Randall's Island on Oct. 18, 2023
While defenders see the preservation of shelter rights in the long term, opponents are raising implementation concerns. They say the agreement enforces a recent trend of unequal treatment based on when a person arrived, and from where.
Community-based organizations are primed and ready to help New Yorkers deal with extreme weather events but say they need more robust communication, engagement, and financial resources from the city. “This is about long-term cultivation of capacity at the street level,” said Rebecca Bratspies, director of CUNY Law’s Center for Urban Environmental Reform. “And we need it because we’re going to be facing this over and over again.”
La ley federal protege los derechos a la educación de los niños y jóvenes menores de 21 años sin hogar y establece que los jóvenes adultos deben ser matriculados inmediatamente en la escuela, pero la ciudad no está cumpliendo este requisito, dicen los defensores.
En enero de 2023, la administración Biden anunció un nuevo programa de “parole”, conocido oficialmente como Procesos para Cubanos, Haitianos, Nicaragüenses y Venezolanos (CHNV), que permitía a hasta 30.000 personas de Cuba, Haití, Nicaragua y Venezuela emigrar legalmente a EE.UU. cada mes, siempre que tuvieran un patrocinador financiero en el país.
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