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Gov. Kathy Hochul opened the door to a potential special session to deal with New York’s migrant crisis, saying she discussed options with state legislative leaders.
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The governor said the federal Department of the Interior has agreed to allow New York to open Floyd Bennett Field, a former U.S. Navy air station in Brooklyn, to house migrants who are single adults.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has for months asked political ally President Joe Biden and his administration to make changes, including waiving a six-month waiting period before the tens of thousands of asylum-seekers entering New York are allowed to seek jobs. But the White House has so far not agreed.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was at Safe Haven in Oswego Friday pushing for Fort Ontario to become a national monument. Fort Ontario was the only emergency refugee camp in the country during World War II.
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Legal challenges and fees could make county's emergency orders against asylum seekers costly.
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New York City sued nearly half the state's counties Wednesday over their attempts to keep out international migrants, the latest escalation in an ongoing battle between city officials and local leaders.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state and county leaders have made little progress over the past week on getting help from the federal government as asylum-seekers continue to arrive in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams continues to send some of them to other parts of the state.
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Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado said the key to solving asylum seeker issues between counties, like Onondaga, and New York City is open communication.
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Plans by New York City to send asylum seekers to a Syracuse area hotel are on hold.
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Some of the relocated asylum seekers say they now regret leaving New York City, pointing to a lack of job opportunities and resources to pursue their asylum cases, as well as a hostile reception.