New York City will soon close more than 50 immigration shelters, including the infamous Roosevelt Hotel shelter.
At a press conference Monday, Democratic Mayor Eric Adams confirmed the future closure of 53 sites and all tent shelters in the city. he Closure belongs “The successful strategy we have introduced here in New York City, and for the policies we advocated at our borders.”
The most notable closure is the renowned immigration shelters Roosevelt HotelLocated near the Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. The iconic hotel was closed in December 2020 after tourism in the city was cratered due to COVID-related government restrictions. It was then reopened in May 2023 as an arrival center and shelter for horde of migrants moving into cities, as a result of the porous tropical border under the Biden administration.
The hotel, known as “The New Ellis Island,” has since served around 173,000 immigrants. Hundreds of male immigrants slept outside at peak July 2023 after the hotel ran out of bed space.
Along with the surge in immigration, there have also been reports of an increase in crime, particularly Times Square smash and grab robbery. Even the brutal Venezuelan gangster Tren de Aragua It is reportedly The shelter was able to infiltrate, raising concerns about safety.
However, the wave of immigration has slowed considerably. In May 2023, the city had to absorb approximately 4,000 new arrivals each week, and NYC's immigrant population had swelled to 69,000 by January 2024. It has decreased to 45,000.
Adams said the Roosevelt Shelter is scheduled to close in June. Currently, approximately 2,850 immigrants are housed.
“We don't take care of the people who took care of us.”
Adams It appears that the city has been encouraged by progress, claiming it has crossed another “milestone” in dealing with the immigration crisis. However, he hesitated to declare the crisis “too much” and warned that the city still had a way to go. “We don't want to say, 'The mission was accomplished' before we accomplish it,” he said.
“We don't finish the care of those who have taken care of us,” Adams continued.
Adams appears to be riding Trump's efforts to curb illegal immigration, but as Quidpro accusations between Adams and Trump continue to swirl, he has been publicly distant from the new administration. Masu.
For example, last Friday, Adams recently sued the Trump administration, which costs $80 million in immigration funds that the federal government allegedly reclaimed from the city. “We believe we deserve $80 million,” Adams said. Congress claimed it had already approved the money.
After Trump DOJ moved to dismiss the federal accusations filed against Adams, critics reached a kind of agreement, whereby Trump and Adams were able to exchange Adams' law in exchange for immigration cooperation It suggested that the problem would disappear. Both the DOJ and the mayor's offices denied the allegations.
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