migrants

New York City said the huge migrant shelter on Randall’s Island is set to close in February. Officials said a steady decline in the arriving migrant population has changed the reality and necessity of the temporary shelter. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to house and care for a recent influx of international migrants, following scrutiny over the firm’s costly deal with the city and the quality of its humanitarian services. Mayor Eric Adams’ office on Tuesday said the city would not renew its contract with DocGo before it expires...

Many migrants currently in NYC shelters will be given housing for 30 days, and then they’re on their own. The city’s so-called “right to shelter” will remain in tact, including for migrants, but a new deal with homeless advocates will give the city more power to determine how long migrants can stay in those shelters. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo...

New York is stepping up their security at migrant shelters in the city. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports. 

For the second time in two days, police uncovered an illegal makeshift migrant shelter, this time in the Fordham neighborhood in the Bronx — and both illegal shelters were in businesses owned by the same man. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

For the second time in as many days, police uncovered an illegal makeshift migrant shelter housing dozens of people inside a commercial business, this time in the Bronx.

National Guard members and DocGo staff were seen “dancing intimately and romantically kissing guests,” and guardsmen sometimes brought migrants to a nearby hotel where they were staying, the lawsuit said.

New York law enforcement officials say the four men in ICE custody in Arizona are not the same four men believed to be involved in last month’s attack on NYPD officers in Times Square, despite the federal agency’s claim. The Manhattan district attorney’s office put out a statement Wednesday stating the detainees were not connected. “The Manhattan D.A.’s Office...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is expected to present charges to a grand jury on Tuesday after two NYPD officers were attacked by a group that included migrants in Times Square last weekend. In a statement issued one week after the attack, Bragg this weekend also acknowledged some of those responsible have not been identified or arrested. According to authorities,…

Top city officials are calling for changes in law following an attack on NYPD cops in Times Square. News 4’s Melissa Russo reports. 

Nearly a week after two NYPD officers were injured by a group of attackers in Times Square, the Manhattan district attorney initially dodged questions as to why his office did not seek bail for several of the suspects involved — some of whom have since fled the state, sources previously said.

A recent attack on NYPD officers in Times Square continues to spark outrage and a demand for answers. Critics are asking why some of the suspects who were arrested were quickly let back on the streets. The Manhattan district attorney finally addressed the issue on Friday. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Nearly a week after two NYPD officers were injured by a group of attackers in Times Square, the Manhattan district attorney initially dodged questions as to why his office did not seek bail for several of the suspects involved — some of whom have since fled the state, sources previously said.

Hochul on Times Square attack on NYPD cops: ‘Get them all and send them back’

The mayor of Eagle Pass, the border town at the center of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings, says state troopers have closed a large public park along the Rio Grande.

A top U.S. delegation met with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many saw as an attempt to have Mexico do more to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.

One unassuming town on the Great Plains in Colorado has built a generational migrant support network over decades.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country.

A 16-year-old who died after getting sucked into equipment at a Mississippi poultry plant used a 32-year-old man’s identity to get hired.

While many New Yorkers have access to health care, there is one group that faces greater challenges: indigenous migrants from Mexico, Central America, and South America. A study conducted between 2013 and 2017 and published in 2021 by the NYC Department of Health showed that the linguistic and social conditions of these communities play a role in the lack of…