Last year, New York City began to see an increase in the number of migrants seeking asylum. BPL is a small part of the city-wide response help those seeking refuge here. In this first part of our two-part episode on asylum seekers, we'll cover a few library and city programs and talk with Manuel Castro, the Commissioner at the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Affairs. Links to resources and the epiosde transcript are here: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/place-refuge