Determined migrants are nonetheless lining up in a single day exterior New York Metropolis’s ICE headquarters in wintry temperatures — solely to be turned away by safety guards as a result of the backlogged company has already reached its obvious every day quota to course of them.
“If you need ICE, it's important to come very early within the morning — like 3 within the morning. After 500 individuals, they're completed,” a safety guard informed The Submit exterior 26 Federal Plaza in Decrease Manhattan on Monday.
Asylum seekers have been nonetheless going through chaotic scenes exterior the immigration places of work Monday — even after The Submit reported final week on the capricious processing points and the way some migrants had even fashioned a makeshift mini-tent metropolis simply to get a foot within the door.
Whereas there have been no indicators of the tents Monday, migrants with out scheduled processing appointments have been being compelled to face in a line that stretched a number of blocks early within the morning — and have been solely being served on a first-come, first-served foundation.
“They're closed once more, I've to come back again once more,” one mother, who was carrying her small son in a blanket, informed The Submit earlier than storming off.
As soon as the primary 500 or so migrants are let by way of the barricades, the remaining are turned away and informed to repeat the identical tedious course of the next day, based on the safety guards posted exterior.
“Why come early within the morning, when you may make an appointment and wait within the different line — the road at 3 within the morning is all the way in which to Brooklyn Bridge,” one guard stated.
However even those that have organized an appointment forward of time are nonetheless going through irritating scenes as they arrive at 26 Federal Plaza.
The Submit noticed numerous migrants frantically waving their appointment affirmation papers within the air early Monday.
Some might be heard screaming out their appointment occasions as they tried to get observed by safety.
The guards then checked every individual’s affirmation for proof of a scheduled time earlier than herding the migrants by way of a barricade.
After a sure level, safety introduced it might solely be letting by way of those that had appointments booked for 9:30 a.m. or earlier.
And by 9:30 a.m., a safety guard had began telling migrants “ICE was closed” — and they need to come again “early within the morning” round 3 a.m.
ICE didn’t instantly reply to The Submit’s request for touch upon the obvious 500-person every day restrict.
The company additionally didn’t deal with whether or not extra federal assets had been devoted to serving to the Large Apple address the 1000's of migrants who've flooded town in current months because the Biden administration grapples with the continuing border disaster.
About 27,200 asylum seekers have gone by way of New York Metropolis’s consumption system and been supplied shelter within the 5 boroughs for the reason that spring, based on the newest figures supplied by metropolis officers.
Greater than 19,500 migrants are being cared for at 57 emergency shelters and three Humanitarian Emergency Response and Aid Facilities.
Extra reporting by Bernadette Hogan and Nolan Hicks
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