A 22-year-old mother-to-be trekked more than 2,500 miles from her home in Venezuela to the US-Mexico border. After that, shejumped on a bus and headed to New York,hoping for a "steady life" for her and her unborn child.
Now their lives are on the line.
Her six-month-old Veronica, pregnant with a boy, fled her politically divided homeland on July 22nd, to the southern border where she traveled for sixteen days and then I traveled across America by bus for three days.
"The journey was very hard," she told The Post on Wednesday through a translator at Manhattan's Port Authority. Many of them were reluctant to let us pass.It was very difficult for me, who was expecting a child. The young immigrant who turned down was one of hundreds of border crossers sent to sanctuary cities such as New York and Washington, D.C. as part of an ongoing political debate over President Biden's border policy. , by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
"When I got to the border, I got basic medical care," Veronica said. "They told me that I was at risk of miscarriage and that I might have to have an emergency abortion. This was very traumatic for me because obviously it was very upsetting.
The bus left Texas on August 7 and arrived in the Big Apple three days later. One of his 15 buses carrying about 800 immigrants that Abbott transported to the East Coast {in recent weeks he has 40} cities. The first bus of immigrants arrived days after New York City Mayor Eric Adams declined an invitation from the governor of Texas. , I want to build a stable life for myself and my child, ”said Veronica.
That hope is put on hold, however, as a homeless man in Manhattan awaits her October date to apply for asylum in immigration court while confined to her shelter.
She said she was concerned about the health of her unborn baby.
"When I first arrived, the [people] who stood up to provide food, clothing, water, etc., were volunteers. It was a group," he told Veronica, but the support waned as he relied on the shelter system.
"Beyond the physical space, I have no support for my soon-to-be-born child. I am still looking for ways to support him, such as diapers and food." 69}
Texas Republicans called the Big Apple an "ideal destination." The reason for this is what he called the city's generous treatment of homeless people - Veronica does not share the assessment.
He said he was given very little food other than canned food and ramen.
She also said that shelters ask people not to share addresses, making it difficult to seek help from outside the system.
"What if I need additional help that the city can't provide, if I'm in pain and want someone I can trust to come see me? I don't feel I can do that right now." she said.
Veronica fled Venezuela in favor of the Big Apple during her third semester, she said, over the "crisis situation" in economically devastated Venezuela.
"I care about my child and look for his best future. That's what motivated me to look for a trip here and look for opportunities here." she said.
Jorge Muniz, a volunteer who has advocated for Veronica and other migrants to be bused into the city, said the city government ignored migrants waiting in the shelter system. .
“The mayor turned up for a photo shoot, didn't show up in places like the shelter system, and saw with his own eyes what was really going on and where immigrants were living. You can see very well that it is the mayor's priority to make sure that, Muniz said:
Adams showed up at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Sunday to greet a bus of immigrants,before many arrived in New York City. was getting off the bus at
Hizzoner previously called on the Biden administration to send "immediately additional resources" to help the city.
A City Hall spokesperson said: “We continue to see people stepping off buses without access to adequate food, water, or medical care, and we will continue to step up to meet these needs.
"Dedicated DSS staff and non-profit organizations work around the clock to provide appropriate assistance to the thousands of asylum seekers who have recently entered shelters.
We provide support and resources.”
