History
In the summer of 2022, many New Yorkers came together to address the immediate needs of individuals and families who were being bussed in from Texas through Penn Station, Port Authority and airports. As of 2025, we continue to successfully address and meet the concrete needs of hundreds of asylum-seeking people throughout New York City and beyond through mutual aid.
The individuals and families we meet with have skills and strengths that they use to create and lead the path towards a successful journey for themselves and their families. At Mi Tlalli we evolve with our community members. Community members create Mi Tlalli’s goals, brainstorm programming, and co-lead its implementation.
Community
We currently have a base of thousands of members and at least 200 active members monthly. Our members represent the breadth of asylum seeking communities: families, single women and children, single men, youth (17-23 years old) and members of the LGBTQ community from Central America, Brazil, Morocco, Chad, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Cuba, as well as African men.
We offer and provide mental health services, health care, education resources, recreation activities, work readiness programs, legal support, connection to housing opportunities, commissary funds, detention support, accompaniment, and address concrete needs such as food and clothing.
Noches Buena Community Holiday Gathering
Como en Casa Community Holiday Gathering