Migration

The state Civil Service Commission approves a plan to increase the employment of migrant workers by easing minimum requirements for workers with legal authorization.

Amid New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s planning for the state’s 2024 fiscal budget, two reports released by the Fiscal Policy Institute and the state Officer of the Comptroller lay out the factors behind taxpayers' migration out of state both during and post-pandemic.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that more than 18,000 jobs are now available to Venezuelan migrants and asylum-seekers. But the process to become employed is far more than just a job application.

Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an urgent plea to the Biden administration on New York’s migrant crisis. She said the state desperately needs the federal government to help with housing and work authorizations for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers.

In a rare district appearance, U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) stood outside Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, calling for the migrant housing complex there to be shut down.

The order from May bans Riverhead facilities from entering into contracts with the city to house migrants and asylum seekers. Those terms have now been removed to apply to any person.

The state Department of Labor has updated the process that shields undocumented workers from retaliation and termination during labor disputes.

Suffolk County and the Town of Riverhead are among a group of New York municipalities being sued by New York City. The lawsuit claims efforts to block migrants from the city are unlawfully discriminatory.

The Suffolk County Legislature voted Thursday to hire outside counsel to investigate ways to block incoming migrants from New York City.

The Suffolk County Legislature will be in session Tuesday to hire an outside attorney to explore blocking New York City from sending migrants to hotels in the county.