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OVER 1,000 AFRICAN MIGRANTS SWARM NYC’S CITY HALL OVER SUPPOSED FALSELY PROMISED
GREEN CARDS

By Craig McCarthy, Haley Brown and Olivia Land

Published April 16, 2024, 12:39 p.m. ET

About 1,300 African migrants gathered outside City Hall Tuesday morning hoping
to appear at a hearing on the black experience in the city shelter system — with
some saying they were promised work visas or green cards if they showed.

Only 250 people were allowed inside for the 10 a.m. hearing, while the hundreds
of others who flocked downtown were left outside in a park, where footage showed
them chanting and cheering.

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The crowd was mostly made up of new arrivals from Guinea, in West Africa, and
were apparently drawn to City Hall by an activist group, a source told The Post.

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The crowd was supposedly drawn to City Hall by the promise of a green card.
William Farrington
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Those who could not get into the hearing gathered in a park across the street.
Craig McCarthy

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About 1,300 migrants were on the steps of City Hall ahead of the hearing. Craig
McCarthy
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The new arrivals were apparently told that they could get green cards if they
showed up at City Hall on Tuesday morning. William Farrington

Dozens of migrants said they’d been told by others in the community that they
could get work visas or green cards if they showed up.

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African community leaders spoke about issues the migrants are facing at the City
Council hearing. William Farrington
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Many of the migrants were in the chamber to watch the hearing. William
Farrington

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The City Council’s Committee of Immigration and Committee on Hospitals held the
joint hearing on the experiences of African migrants in shelters to “understand
how the [Adams] Administration is addressing language access barriers, cultural
competency challenges, health needs, and other roadblocks” that the new arrivals
face, a press release said.

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Ahead of the testimony portion, the committee members heard from activists whose
work focuses on providing services to African migrants, the release added.


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