The Catholic Church announced how it is supporting immigrants arriving in New York

The Catholic Church announced how it is supporting immigrants arriving in New York

The Catholic Church announced how it is supporting immigrants arriving in New York from Texas. These asylum seekers, sent by the Texas government on buses, are receiving help finding housing and all necessary services. The executive director of Catholic charities says they have received at least 1,500 immigrants in recent days.

The wave of immigrants who mostly crossed the southern border of the country, walking from South American countries, who are sent by bus from Texas to New York. But part of this group of people that exceeds 4,000 in the last three months, require temporary shelters and services, demands that continue to put a very strong test on a city, where just this week, the entire shelter system has been declared as “much more than collapsed”.

“We are deeply concerned about the current state of policies that have resulted in thousands of asylum seekers being bussed across the United States without proper planning,” said Monsignor Kevin O’Sullivan, Executive Director of CCNY.

Amid the shock of this refugee situation in the Big Apple, the Catholic Charities organization of the Archdiocese of New York, which provides help and services to recently arrived immigrants, demanded that local and state governments offer a “more serious look and human” in the face of this crisis.

To date, this organization’s community services have served more than 1,500 new migrants who have recently arrived in the Big Apple.

In May and June, 5 to 10 bus arrivals per week were confirmed; in the week of July 11 there were more than 25 and from July 18 onwards, more than 200 people arrived per week according to the records.

This organization is working to establish a reception center, on August 25, to help meet the growing need of those who arrived fleeing political, economic and humanitarian crises, in their countries of origin, with barely the clothes on their backs, without resources of any kind and especially without residence or relatives.

“As New Yorkers, we have decided to expand our ability to learn about this newcomer drama. We don’t see this as just a New York City problem. It is a national problem. As a nation, we must confront this crisis,” said Monsignor O’Sullivan.

Likewise, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, as has Mayor Eric Adams and several New York elected leaders have persistently done, are calling for more federal assistance to help with the influx of immigrants who have come seeking asylum and shelter.

In the immediate term, the contingency and overpopulation of these centers has been addressed with the creation of 11 new shelters that include hotels that were rented by the City.

According to the balances of this Catholic organization, one of the main challenges is to provide legal advice, in addition to facilitating some existing resources.

CCNY is clear that at least 300 immigrants are at risk of missing court hearings and eventually being deported, due to complications associated with where they go to court. In many cases, they are dating outside of New York State.

In other cases, the locations where they are given shelter are often offices or non-family facilities.

“These are not just problems. They are children,” said Dolan, who reported that they are working to incorporate this recently arrived child population into Catholic and public schools. 90% are Venezuelans.

According to Marianna Dueñas, CCNY spokesperson, more than 90% of asylum seekers who arrived in New York City in a situation of “extreme vulnerability” are Venezuelans.

The most immediate challenge is that these people who come from crossing the southern border can have access to legal representation that allows them to follow up on their cases.

“On this path, due to lack of guidance or desperation, they may be easy prey for scammers. You have to alert them. They already come from a chain of terrible events. They come walking for months. They passed through a jungle like the Darién, as is the case with those who come from South America. They have lost family members along the way. Some women were sexually abused, in a collective way, on the way,” said Dueñas.

In short, a group of those who arrive on the buses from Texas, when they get off the unit, meet with relatives waiting for them, others with the only support of a phone number of non-profit organizations that support immigrants.

The population of New York City’s main homeless shelter system had risen to just over 50,000 as of last week, up from 46,000 at the end of May. Although due to confidentiality principles, it is not clear how much of the pressure the system is under could be attributed to new asylum seekers.

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