Q&A
Discussion on implementation of new shelter policy and accommodation requests
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Council Member Diana Ayala engages in a Q&A session with Christine Quinn about the implementation of new shelter policies for migrants and asylum seekers. They discuss the timeline for implementing the policy announced in September and the challenges faced by migrants in applying for reasonable accommodations or extensions.
- Quinn confirms that the administration has not yet provided a timeline for implementing the new policy.
- They discuss the difficulties migrants face with paperwork processes, emphasizing the importance of case workers in helping overcome these challenges.
- Quinn highlights that the entire process is laborious, even for housed individuals with proper filing systems.
Diana Ayala
2:47:43
Thank you.
2:47:45
I I love it when you're here because you yeah.
2:47:49
You you you bring a lot of, of of information.
2:47:53
But I think one of one of the, the things that we heard was the, not pausing, but the fact that the, the new policy that was, announced in September has not yet been implemented.
2:48:07
Have have the has the administration given any indication on when, they'd plan to do that so that at least there's a heads up?
Christine Quinn
2:48:14
Not yet.
Diana Ayala
2:48:15
Not yet.
2:48:16
Okay.
2:48:17
Alright.
2:48:19
Have you had any difficulty with, the application for reasonable accommodations or, folks that are requesting an extension?
Christine Quinn
2:48:32
I mean, the entire, paperwork process for all unhoused folks, but specifically for migrants, is laborious.
2:48:42
And, you know, if I had to go through that process right now, somebody who's who's housed and has a filing cabinet in their house, I couldn't do it.
2:48:49
Right?
2:48:49
It's so laborious.
2:48:50
So we've had lots of clients who've had those kind of problems, but they have case workers who work with them, and staff who would work with them can help them overcome those problems.
2:49:02
But that is a persistent issue.
