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