Thousands of African migrants gathered outside City Hall in New York City on Tuesday to participate in a hearing on the black experience in the city’s shelter system.
Some of the migrants said they were promised green cards or work permits for attending the hearing. The migrants, who were mainly new arrivals from Guinea in West Africa, were reportedly directed to City Hall by an activist group.
From The New York Post:
The City Council’s Committee of Immigration and Committee on Hospitals held the joint hearing on the experiences of African migrants in shelters to “understand how the [Adams] Administration is addressing language access barriers, cultural competency challenges, health needs, and other roadblocks” that the new arrivals face, a press release said.
Ahead of the testimony portion, the committee members heard from activists whose work focuses on providing services to African migrants, the release added.
See the massive gathering below:
Migrants are now flooding NYC City Hall to protest being moved to shelters instead of the luxury hotels. pic.twitter.com/Cy5L16MDP2
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) April 16, 2024
A man wearing a NYC employee badge asked us what was going on in front of City Hall, we told him illegal immigrants were here and he said “that’s a mean thing to say”.
I went to go ask him his thoughts on the crisis, he then ran away pic.twitter.com/qRpHrYGine
— Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) April 16, 2024
Hundreds of illegals from Haiti and Africa gather in front of NYC City Hall to ask the city for more assistance:pic.twitter.com/SOVmzHZYMy
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) April 16, 2024
NEW: Hundreds, if not thousands of illegal immigrants line up outside of New York City Hall for a meeting on migrants and their experience in NYC.
The City Council is creating a team of advisors to improve migrants’ experience in the city.
The goal is to make the experience for… pic.twitter.com/5R703eyjhO
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 16, 2024
Thousands of illegal immigrants are lined up outside of NYC City Hall to demand green cards and work visas. The situation has officially gotten out of hand. pic.twitter.com/vFLBalnuYd
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 16, 2024
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