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Pregnant migrants will be able to stay in New York shelters

  • January 18, 2024
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immigrant women Those living in New York City shelters who are in their third trimester of pregnancy will not have to meet the city’s 60-day exit deadline and

Pregnant migrants will be able to stay in New York shelters

immigrant women Those living in New York City shelters who are in their third trimester of pregnancy will not have to meet the city’s 60-day exit deadline and will be able to stay there until their baby is six months old.

“If the sixty-day notice period ends while the pregnant woman is in the third trimester of pregnancy, she will receive reasonable accommodation for extend your stay for the first six months the life of his son,” he explained EFE via email to one of the mayor’s representatives, Kayla Mamelak.

This measure This also applies to women with newborn children.who, in order to avoid (temporary) eviction, must present a medical certificate, local media reported.

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration sent out the first eviction letters in November, and on Jan. 9, several migrant families were forced to leave the hotel they were staying in at the height of a winter storm that brought with it temperatures up to eight degrees below zero..

According to Mamelaka, the goal of the sixty day policy is to “help families with children.” take the next step on the path to permanence and self-sufficiency.”

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“The health and safety of immigrants in our care is always a priority,” he said.

From summer 2022 New York is facing an immigration crisis without precedentscaused by the departure of busloads of migrants from southern states, especially Texas, and recently exacerbated by the end of Title 42 border policies that blocked their passage for health reasons.

This wave of migration attracted 171 thousand people to New York; Of these, 68 thousand are still under the protection of the mayor’s office, which provides them with housing, food and school for their children. (EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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