asylum-seekers

Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado said the key to solving asylum seeker issues between counties, like Onondaga, and New York City is open communication.

Plans by New York City to send asylum seekers to a Syracuse area hotel are on hold.

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.

Onondaga County Supreme Court Judge Robert Antonacci approved a restraining order Tuesday against Candlewood Suites on South Bay Road from housing asylum seekers from New York City.

Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley said he cannot stop any migrant buses that enter the county, despite an emergency order issued by the county executive.

State Senator Dan Stec is sponsoring legislation that would prohibit dorms at State University of New York campuses from being used to house migrants.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, faced with an influx of up to 80,000 migrants, are asking President Joe Biden to waive a rule that says they have to wait six months before they can apply for and get a job.

The loophole resulted in thousands of migrants annually crossing into Canada from the U.S. at a non-official checkpoint, enabling them to stay in the country as they seek asylum instead of letting the process play out while staying in the U.S.

Hunger, violence and catastrophic flooding are leading more families to flee Honduras for the southern U.S. border than any other country. At least 200 families a day are asking for asylum.

Officials are trying to shrink the timetable for many asylum cases from "years to months." That could benefit people with legitimate asylum claims and discourage some unauthorized migration.