From every corner of the world to every corner of New York City, newcomers are carving out communities in unexpected — and sometimes hostile — places.
Tag: Ellis Island (NYC)
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Inside the Roosevelt Hotel, the Center of NYC’s Migrant Crisis
City officials describe the Roosevelt Hotel, the city’s main intake center for homeless migrants, as the “new Ellis Island.” But local political leaders are also hoping to restrict who comes.
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As Trump Inquiry Heats Up, Garland Warns of Threats to Rule of Law
Addressing new citizens on Ellis Island, the attorney general emphasized that all Americans are equal under the law.