Hundreds of immigrants brave the cold temperatures in the East Village to try to stay in the city’s shelter system.
These were the lines that formed outside the admission center located in the former headquarters of St. Brigid’s school, on East Seventh Street.
These people are part of the group made up of thousands who must request temporary accommodation again, after meeting the 30-day stay limit in the shelters, imposed by the Adams administration.
There are currently more than 65,000 asylum seekers in the city’s care.
And precisely the mayor announced this Tuesday the expansion of the help center for asylum seekers.
With funds from the state, the mayor’s office will open two additional care centers, where those immigrants seeking asylum will receive help to fill out their applications for asylum, for Temporary Protected Status, better known as TPS, and to obtain work permits.
According to figures from the mayor’s office, since its opening this summer, the help center has assisted in the processing of more than 7,000 asylum applications, almost 3,000 work authorizations and almost 2,900 applications for TPS.
