New York City officials say more than 53,000 migrants have entered the city's shelter system over the last year, many of them arriving at the Port Authority.
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This news is problematic for New York City, which has been grappling with the influx of migrants for a year now. Right now, there are about 200 asylum seekers arriving in the city daily but that number to grow once Title 42 is lifted on May 11; that's the COVID era public health policy that quickly expelled migrants.
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