The planned closure of New York City's migrant shelters, particularly the Hall Street shelter complex in Clinton Hill, is raising concerns among asylum seekers facing an uncertain future. President Trump's new immigration regulations, which expand deportation measures, exacerbate these fears. Asylum seekers like Ngagne Dieng, a Senegalese migrant, express their struggles and reliance on faith amidst these challenges. The city's migration numbers have decreased, prompting the shelter closures by June. These changes coincide with legislation allowing ICE to detain undocumented immigrants for non-violent offenses, further impacting vulnerable communities.
I don't have any place to go," said Ngagne Dieng, a Senegalese migrant who has called the Hall Street shelter home for the last six months. "Everything in this life is not easy - if you don't have opportunity you have nothing. His persistence in faith persists despite the challenges he faces.
The city said the shelter closures, expected to be completed by June, are happening because fewer migrants have come into the city and many of them have relocated.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed H.R. 29, a bill that would allow ICE to detain undocumented immigrants who are simply arrested or charged with nonviolent crimes, increasing the pressure on vulnerable immigrant communities.
After stepping into office on Jan. 20, President Trump signed several executive orders to increase deportations of illegal immigrants, expanding the definition of 'expedited removal' which allows ICE to deport migrants without due process.
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