Migrants from around the globe, seeking refuge, find themselves waiting in line at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Amid an increasing need for accommodation, Mayor Eric Adams is exploring the option to utilize Randalls Island as an additional housing facility for the swelling migrant population.

Among those seeking shelter are individuals who have undertaken grueling journeys to reach the United States, reflecting the global scale of the current migration phenomenon. One unidentified asylum seeker shared their harrowing journey from Senegal, walking across various borders before hitching a ride to El Salvador, and then journeying north to the U.S.

Migrants from various countries wait in line to be seeking shelter at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. New York Mayor Eric Adams is seeking to open Randalls Island for the overflow of migrant housing. An unidentified asylum seeker has come as far away as Senegal walking from border to border and eventually getting a ride to El-Salvador then a journey north to the United States. Video Credit © Brian Branch Price/ZUMA Press