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Trac: NYC, L.A. County, Chicago Among Top Destinations For Asylum Seekers

New data reveals top destinations in the U.S. for asylum seekers.

Venezuelan and Nicaraguan migrants are transferred by agents of the Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande river from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico to El Paso, Texas, US to ask for political asylum on December 27, 2022. - The US government's two-year-old policy of invoking Covid-19 precautions to turn away hundreds of thousands of migrants at the Mexican border will remain in place for now, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The decision to uphold the controversial rule known as Title 42 stemmed off a looming political crisis for President Joe Biden, as thousands waited at the southern border in expectation the policy was about to end. (Photo by Herika Martinez / AFP) (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal Judge Blocks Biden Asylum Policy

A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration’s policy for asylum seekers that went into effect after Title 42 was lifted.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: Newly arrived asylum seekers wait in a holding area at the Port Authority bus terminal before being sent off to area shelters and hotels on May 15, 2023 in New York City. The historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown is being prepped to reopen shortly to accommodate an anticipated influx of asylum seekers into New York City. With migrants arriving weekly on buses from Texas and other parts of the country, Mayor Eric Adams' administration is under pressure to find shelter for the thousands of individuals and families looking to start new lives in America. Mayor Adams announced Saturday that the city will utilize the closed hotel to eventually provide as many as 1,000 rooms for migrants. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Two More Migrant Shelters to Open in Big Apple

The city will open two new humanitarian relief centers in Manhattan to support the ongoing influx of migrants arriving in the five boroughs.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Mayor Eric Adams takes a tour of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on November 17, 2022 in New York City. Stocks are expected to fall as the stock market opened with interest rates rising as Federal Reserve officials signal more interest rate hikes to continue to slow down inflation. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

NYC migrants relocated from school gyms

New York City is backing off a controversial plan to retrofit public school gymnasiums as emergency migrant shelters — without ruling out their future use.

Partial view of the Villahermosa prison in Cali, Colombia, on June 23, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. - According to data released by the Personeria de Cali, 658 positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected at the prison -583 in prisoners and 75 in INPEC workers and auxiliaries. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)

Eric Adams considers housing migrants in closed prison

New York City Eric Adams discussed housing migrants in a closed down Hudson Valley prison while on a call with county officials on Thursday.