QUESTION
Does New York City collaborate with other cities on asylum seeker operations?
2:19:12
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New York City collaborates with other municipalities on asylum seeker operations to discuss best practices and explore formal resettlement programs.
- The Mayor's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations (MOASO) holds coordinating meetings with similar entities in other cities.
- These discussions focus on crisis management and best practices.
- The aim is to establish more formalized resettlement programs.
- Involvement with the Cities for Action coalition enables continuous communication and collaborative efforts among cities.
Shahana Hanif
2:19:12
And is there a relationship with any of the municipalities there or the elected officials?
Molly Schaeffer
2:19:19
Yeah.
2:19:20
Absolutely.
2:19:20
So we have our own coordinating meeting with other cities that have Awasso like entities that are really dealing with this crisis to really talk about best practices and figure out if there's ways to do more formal resettlement programs.
2:19:33
We're also through Moya's cities for action coalition.
2:19:37
We're constantly talking to other cities and trying to figure out what makes the most sense for all of us.
