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Overview of NYC's response to the unprecedented asylum seeker crisis
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Schaefer provides an overview of New York City's response to the unprecedented migrant sheltering crisis since April 2022. The city has led the country in providing critical support to asylum seekers arriving in large numbers.
- Nearly 233,000 individuals have sought refuge and received assistance from NYC's systems
- The crisis has been ongoing for more than two years, demonstrating the extraordinary scale of the emergency
- The response has required mobilizing a tremendous number of resources
Molly Schaefer
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Since April 2022, New York City has led the country's response to the unprecedented migrant sheltering crisis.
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Providing critical support to nearly 233,000 individuals who have sought refuge in our city and received assistance from our systems.
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This number reflects the sheer magnitude of our commitment to provide aid and support.
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For more than two years, we have witnessed up close the extraordinary scale of this emergency as well as the tremendous number of resources mobilized for our response.