Teen Migrants Overwhelm Shelters

Hundreds of migrant teenagers have traveled solo to New York City since last July, leaving shelters and volunteers scrambling to help while mixed reactions are coming from city officials about what to do with them.

Some of the teens arriving at the Port Authority Bus Terminal alone are as young as 14 years old, arriving as part of the tens of thousands of migrants from the U.S. southern border in the city, reports Gothamist.

Aid worker Power Malu, who has been meeting immigrants as they arrive at the city’s airports and bus stations, said his group, Artists Athletes Activists, has been using a volunteers network, with people agreeing to allow teens to live in their apartments because there has not been a coordinated response from city leaders. (Excerpt from NEWSMAX.)