NYC Mayor sets 60-day cap for migrants, shelters full
OAN’s Shawntel Smith-Hill
3:09 PM – Wednesday, July 19, 2023
During a Wednesday meeting, New York City Democrat Mayor Eric Adams revealed that NYC shelters have experienced an overwhelming influx of over 90,000 migrants since April 2022.
Furthermore, Adams announced a new directive that sets a time limit for migrants to find permanent housing in order to retain their shelter.
Migrants will now have 60 days to secure new residency. After this period, they will need to reapply for a spot in the city’s shelter.
Adams emphasized during a city hall press conference that the priority is to ensure shelters have enough beds for families, while single adults will be encouraged to seek housing elsewhere.
“Our goal is that no child, no family is sleeping on the streets,” Adams said. “That’s our goal, and we’re getting closer and closer to being unable to fulfill even that.”
Adams continued, explaining how the city’s shelters holding individuals facing housing insecurity have reached “full capacity” and that “we have no more room in the city.”
The new directive will specifically apply to single adult migrants and will not affect families or children.
The city aims to discourage asylum seekers at the border by distributing flyers that inform migrants, “There is no guarantee we will be able to provide shelter and services to new arrivals.”
During Wednesday’s briefing, the mayor expressed concern about the significant increase in migrant arrivals over the past year. The distribution of flyers is the first step for Adams to urge the federal government to provide more assistance to the city and help redirect the flow of migrants to other cities across the country.
“This has now become a playbook that many of our bordering states are carrying out. Using a funnel system, funneling asylum seekers and migrants to New York City…This cannot continue, it’s not sustainable, and we’re not going to pretend as though it is sustainable,” Adams said.
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