Texas gov busing asylum seekers to NYC may unintentionally offer them stronger safety nets

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. Saturday August 20, 2022 ADVERTISEMENT [Texas gov busing asylum seekers to NYC may unintentionally offer them stronger safety nets]( [A group of people from Central and South America seeking asylum wait in line to be helped by mutual aid volunteers outside of Port Authority early on Wednesday, August 10. The group of 80-100 traveled from Texas by bus.]( [NYC Immigration courts grant asylum at dramatically higher rates than courts in Texas, offering asylum seekers an unexpected silver lining.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber stands behind a podium at a news conference requesting Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark request a judge ban a man accused of assaulting an MTA employee Anthony Nelson (to Janno's left wearing an arm cast) last week.]( [MTA seeks three-year ban on man accused of attacking transit employee]( [The suspected attacker, Anthony Wright, would be the first person to ever be banned from the system under the law.]( [A bus carrying asylum seekers from Texas arrives at the Port Authority in Manhattan.]( [NYC schools prepare to welcome influx of at least 1,000 migrant children from Texas border]( [The new students, who arrived with some 6,000 asylum-seekers in recent months, will receive specialized aid, the schools chancellor said.]( [Surfers ride waves at Rockaway Beach on Saturday, July 23rd.]( [Warm temps and mostly sunshine for one of NYC's last summer weekends]( [Hit the beach while you still can.]( [A woman sitting on a city rooftop.]( [Weekend arts planner: Broadway Forever, Met Summer HD Festival, Jamaica in New York]( [It’s impossible to keep up with everything happening in New York City arts and culture, but here are a few recommendations for events you shouldn’t miss.]( [Aclima driver Ramses Diaz drives the morning shift through lower Manhattan, measuring air temperature in real time while listening to Brian Lehrer. Erald Xhaferaj (right), Aclima’s fleet manager, stands on the other side of the laboratory, which processes air quality readings and is located in the car’s trunk.]( [NY deploys labs on wheels to measure air pollution block by block]( [The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has deployed an air monitoring program that uses retrofitted cars to spit out pollution data in real time.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.