A “hold-the-line” operation has created tensions with federal agents who warn it could lead to more drownings. Officers ordered to carry out the measures are raising alarms.
Tag: Immigration and Emigration
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New York City Tells Migrants There’s ‘No Guarantee’ of Finding Help Here
Mayor Eric Adams announced new shelter rules for some asylum seekers, and will begin discouraging migrants at the southern border from coming to New York City.
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Modi and India’s Diaspora: A Complex Love Affair Making Global Waves
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to fuse his image to the economic and political power of Indians abroad. They voice both pride and worry in return.
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C.B.P. Was Created With a Terrorism Focus. Now It Must Also Care for Migrants.
Customs and Border Protection was set up after 9/11 amid the fight against terrorism. Its responsibilities have ballooned with the influx of asylum-seeking migrants crossing the southern border.
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Will Migrants ‘Destroy’ New York or Help It to Flourish?
New York City’s leadership says housing and caring for migrants is costing billions, and “destroying” the city. But economists say their arrival will eventually be a boon.