Asylum dreams remain elusive for tens of thousands of migrants bused to New York
They hoped to find jobs. Instead, they have found frustration.
More than 50,000 migrants have made their way to New York over the past year, but many are no closer to having their asylum cases heard than when they arrived.
Most are in the city's care, which could cost about $1 billion by some estimates this fiscal year. Mayor Eric Adams and others have called the cost for temporary housing, medical care and other support unsustainable.
"We have been doing it alone thus far," Adams said. "And that must stop."
He has called on the federal government to help, and announced plans for an intake center that would help better process migrants.
Until those things happen, many migrants remain in limbo. Like Jose.
He is originally from Venezuela, arriving in the U.S. five months ago. Like the others, without official status, he can't legally work. Without work, he can't find stable housing.
Jose isn't sure what will happen next. He just
