Welcome back to a new season of the Dismantling Injustice Podcast! To kick things off, we are doing a deep dive into an issue that is making headlines everyday: the arrival of asylum seekers and other migrants to New York. First: shelter and housing. On this episode, Carl sat down with a reporter who has been on the front lines documenting this evolving situation for months — Daniel Parra, reporter and editor at City Limits. They discuss how New York City's approach to housing migrants has changed over time, what migrants are sharing about their experiences, the organizations overseeing these facilities and how imposing “length of shelter stay” restrictions will create more instability.

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Check out Daniel Parra's recent reporting on asylum seekers in New York...

Asylum Seekers Navigating NYC’s Costly Rental Market

NYC Has Quietly Placed Immigrant Families with Children in Hotels Under 28-Day Stays

Faith-Based Shelter Initiative Off to Slow Start Amid Ongoing Capacity Crunch

Asylum Seekers Bed Down Outdoors as Shelter System Buckles

Asylum-Seeker Families Decry Sudden Transfer from Emergency Shelter in Queens