The border issue was on the ballot and won along with President-elect Donald Trump.
Sanctuary cities are currently scaling back their immigrant shelter systems as supporters of illegal immigration prepare for a mass deportation campaign vowed by President Trump and incoming “border czar” Tom Homan.
New York City officials have already announced the closure of several shelters that were holding hundreds of migrants, and are expected to further reduce their size.
The influx of illegal aliens coincided with a surge in robberies and shoplifting in the Big Apple in what New York City police called an “immigrant crime wave.”
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The vast migrant shelter on New York City's Randall Island was designed to hold up to 3,000 people and was scheduled to close by February, weeks after President Trump's second term was inaugurated on January 20, 2025. I plan to
According to new york postThe wave of new migrants arriving in the city has “significantly slowed” and more than 170,000 migrants already in shelters have since moved.
The paper said city taxpayers pay $352 per night per immigrant, of which only $130 goes towards hotel housing. The rest went toward social services, food, cleaning, and other expenses.
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Morale among border officials has increased following the election of President-elect Trump. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File)
Mayor Eric Adams also announced the end of the city's debit card program, which provided $3.2 million to 2,600 immigrant families. Gossamist.
In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced this week that he plans to close several shelters by December 1st. block club chicago. A temporary shelter for 1,500 migrants at the Chicago Inn, the Windy City's largest, will close on Friday.
This comes weeks after the city closed a “landing zone” used to sort newly arrived illegal immigrants into immigrant-only shelters.
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“We are moving to a more cost-effective, fair and strategic approach. Addressing homelessness issues “To everyone in the city of Chicago who needs assistance,” Johnson said in late October. “This transition is in line with the sharp decline in immigration to Chicago and the realities of our current budget.”
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In Massachusetts, a state commission is recommending significant cuts after a study found that including immigrants in the homeless shelter system would cost taxpayers $1 billion in 2025. boston herald It was reported on Wednesday.
The state would begin resettlement agencies and other programs to help house migrants in September 2023, according to the state's draft law. panel report. In November of that year, the state's shelter system was overwhelmed by the influx of migrants.
FOX News' Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
