City + State – Several council members, including Immigration Committee Chair Shahana Hanif, pushed back on the city’s suggestion that asylum-seekers don’t qualify given the extent of the crisis impacting the city.

“We should be doing everything we can to provide asylum seekers decent conditions that meet bare minimum standards. The right to shelter is a right that applies to everyone in New York City,” Hanif said. “No amount of legal gymnastics can justify what’s happening.” [Read More]