Gothamist Quotes Akin Pro Bono Partner Steven Schulman on NYC Migrant Crisis
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For its article “Eased tensions between Mayor Adams and Biden administration on migrants — for now,” Gothamist quoted Akin pro bono partner Steven Schulman. The article reports on possible cooperation between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Biden administration on the ongoing migrant crisis following a period of tension between the two. The publication notes that the city’s shelter population has exceeded 107,000 people, including 56,000 migrants, some of whom leave the shelters to form tent encampments on the street.
Gothamist reports a ruling on July 25 declaring the Biden administration’s asylum policy—which restricted the number of asylum applicants to those who arrive via official ports of entry—to violate federal law.
Steven, whose practice includes counseling clients on immigration and human rights matters, said, “The statutes that are relevant are explicitly clear that an individual has a right to apply for asylum if they arrive in the United States, no matter how they arrive in the United States.” He has represented a group of former judges who filed an amicus brief against the Biden administration policy.
