New York has received more than 11,000 asylum seekers from Texas and Arizona since May. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock
Mass bussing has been called a political stunt, but New York non-profit groups have mobilized to offer a sense of humanity.
Volunteers offering other healthcare, support and legal services.
For the volunteers greeting those coming off the buses, they find typically that they are mostly excited to be in the US, but exhausted, confused and frustrated from the difficult journey.
Volunteers pass out food, water and spare clothing to the dozens that arrive at the Port Authority bus terminal in midtown Manhattan almost daily. Children receive toys and candy to relieve some of the crankiness and anxiety after the multi-day trip.
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