‘Too cold’: NYC migrants wait in line 25 hours in near-freezing temperatures for scheduled ICE meetings
By Kevin Sheehan, Valentina Jaramillo, Jesse O’Neill and Bernadette Hogan
November 23, 2022 3:16pm Updated
Hundreds of migrants have been camping overnight in near-freezing temperatures in a desperate attempt to get a foot inside New York City’s ICE headquarters — as the backlogged immigration system struggles, yet again, to cope with the influx of asylum seekers flowing into the US since President Biden took office.
A growing number of frustrated asylum seekers, including some with babies and young children in tow, told The Post they braved the 34-degree overnight temperatures in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday and Wednesday only to be told their scheduled processing appointments wouldn’t be honored.
“This is how it works. It is no good,” Ecuadorian migrant Stephanie R. told The Post on Wednesday of the haphazard system.
The capricious procedures are just the latest sign of how the Big Apple is straining to accommodate the tens of thousands of migrants that have flooded the city in recent months as the Biden administration grapples with its ongoing border crisis.
https://nypost.com/2022/11/23/this-is-how-it-works-it-is-no-good-migrants-wait-in-cold-for-25-hours-outside-manhattan-ice-headquarters/
