Q&A
Council member Diana Ayala clarifies shelter policies with asylum seeker
3:51:10
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140 sec
Council Member Diana Ayala engages in a Q&A session with an asylum seeker through an interpreter, addressing concerns about shelter stay limits and reticketing processes. She provides information about housing rights and offers assistance with the asylum seeker's situation.
- Clarifies that permanent removal from shelters after 70 days is not official policy
- Informs about the possibility of reapplying at the reticketing center
- Offers to help with maintaining continuity in English lessons despite potential shelter transfers
Diana Ayala
3:51:10
Before you before you walk away, could you ask him who told him that after 70 days, he'd have to leave permanently?
UNKNOWN
3:51:26
At the shelters.
3:51:31
The shelter employees told us that.
Diana Ayala
3:51:33
Okay.
3:51:34
Is he aware that he can go to the reticketing center to reapply?
UNKNOWN
3:52:12
So, in order to do that I I found that out yesterday was the first I heard of it, but I was also told I have to go out to JFK, so I'm gonna miss school again.
3:52:22
And, I I I'm not quite sure if JFK is the only place I'm gonna be allowed to stay or not.
Diana Ayala
3:52:29
Okay.
3:52:30
I just want to make sure that he understands that they cannot, like, we don't deny housing, so they will make it difficult by having you leave every so often and start all over again, but
UNKNOWN
3:52:44
he he says that he's he's started English lessons in one place, and he's gonna lose them if he moves, you know, to to boroughs away.
Diana Ayala
3:52:51
Okay.
3:52:52
Okay.
3:52:52
We can we can help.
3:52:54
Yeah.
3:52:54
We can follow-up with with, with him about that and and try to see yeah.
UNKNOWN
3:53:07
Okay?
UNKNOWN
3:53:07
Okay.
Taina Wagnac
3:53:08
Who who should he see
Diana Ayala
3:53:10
about this?
3:53:10
So he should if you could get his information and give it to one of the guards, they'll give it to us.
Halema Wali
3:53:14
Okay.
UNKNOWN
3:53:22
Okay?
3:53:22
Okay.
3:53:24
Okay.
UNKNOWN
3:53:24
Thank you so much.
Diana Ayala
3:53:26
Thank you.
3:53:29
Okay.
