Homeless NYC migrant who 'swiped' historic FDNY boat freed without bail - immediately strikes again: sources
Homeless migrant Juan Hernandez, known as 'Boat Boy,' released without bail after boat thefts, attempts to board another ship, posing challenges for authorities. [ more ]
Homeless migrant busted for taking historic NYC fireboat on wild joyride: cops
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 ]
Texas flies migrants to Rockford, with bus sent to Chicago
Migrants from Texas were flown to Rockford International Airport and then boarded buses to Chicago.
This flight is seen as a response to a recent Chicago ordinance that targeted rogue bus operators dropping off migrants outside of approved locations and hours. [ more ]
New York Sues Bus Firms For $708 Mn Over Migrant Transfers
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 ]
NYC Mayor Adams sues Texas bus companies for transporting migrants to sanctuary city, seeks $700 million
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is suing charter bus and transportation companies involved in busing migrants to New York City for hundreds of millions of dollars.
The lawsuit argues that the companies violated New York state law by not paying for the cost of caring for migrants and seeks $708 million in damages. [ more ]
Migrants New York: NYC mayor announces $708M lawsuit against bus companies carrying migrants to city
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a lawsuit against 17 charter bus and transportation companies bringing migrants to the city.
The city is seeking $708 million to cover the costs incurred over the last 20 months for providing emergency shelter and services to migrants transported by the charter bus companies. [ more ]
New York City Sues Bus Companies That Brought 30,000 Migrants From Texas
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 ]
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 ]
New Jersey mayor says buses of migrants bound for New York are being dropped off at NJ train stations
Buses of migrants bound for New York City are stopping at train stations in Secaucus, New Jersey to avoid regulations set by New York's mayor.
Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli believes that bus operators are using this tactic to evade the executive order requiring advance notice and limited drop-off times for migrants. [ more ]
To avoid New York rules, hundreds of migrants dropped off in New Jersey
Hundreds of migrants bound for New York City were taken to New Jersey over the holiday weekend, in an apparent attempt to bypass a city order that seeks to limit the chaotic flow of arrivals.
NJ suburb turned into migrant hub where they switch from buses to trains to thwart NYC crackdown and reach their 'final destination'
Bus loads of migrants are turning a New Jersey suburb into a migrant hub where they're switching to trains to reach their "final destination" and thwarting the Big Apple's crackdown on arrivals.
Mayor Adams Issues Executive Order For Buses Transporting Migrants to NYC
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order requiring charter buses transporting migrants to the city to issue officials with a 32-hour notice and to use designated drop-off zones in Manhattan.
Busses of migrants being dropped at N.J. train stations to sidestep NYC order
Busloads of migrants headed for New York City are stopping at New Jersey train stations to sidestep an executive order from the New York City mayor that attempts to control their arrivals, according to the mayor of Secaucus.
Eric Adams says NYC is at 'breaking point' as he warns of another surge of migrants from Texas
New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned residents to expect another surge in migrants from Texas in the coming months even as he said the city is reaching its "breaking point."
2023: California Closes Prisons and Transforms Others
The long, loud fights over prison closures in 2022 spilled into 2023 as communities dependent on prison dollars continued to argue for their own survival.