New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday an ordinance enacting strict regulations on immigrants seeking shelter as the Big Apple’s immigration crisis continues to spiral out of control.
Adams said the city found itself in a situation where: agreement In collaboration with the Legal Aid Society, we have decided to reduce the length of time that adult migrants can stay in shelters to approximately one month, a departure from the period previously allowed under the Protection and Protection Act of 1981. There is. New York City is being forced to make budget cuts to free up billions of taxpayer dollars to deal with the crisis.
“For the past two years, our city has responded to the ongoing national humanitarian crisis, providing shelter and care to approximately 183,000 new arrivals, a number higher than most cities in the United States. population,” Adams said in the paper. statement on friday. “Today, the City of New York reached an agreement with the Legal Aid Society that provides additional flexibility under the 1981 Consent Decree known as Callahan that addresses the ‘right to seek refuge.’”
Over the past two years, our city has responded to the ongoing national humanitarian crisis, providing shelter and care to approximately 183,000 new arrivals. This number is more than the population of most U.S. cities.
Today, New York City reached an agreement with the Department of Justice. pic.twitter.com/03caz0dKSH
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) March 15, 2024
“From day one, we have been clear that the ‘right to shelter’ was never intended to apply to large-scale migrants arriving for short periods of time without housing or legal work status. “,” Adams said. “This new agreement recognizes the reality we find ourselves in today, affirms our shared mission to help those in need, and provides us with additional flexibility to navigate this ongoing crisis. They give it to us.”
Officials said under the new rules, migrants must leave the shelter after 30 days and cannot reapply, but exceptions will be made for people with medical conditions or “extenuating circumstances.” said the press release. Migrants under the age of 23 will be allowed to stay in the shelter system for up to 60 days, and immigrant families will not be affected.
Under Adams, a shelter system of tent cities and converted hotels sprang up across the city for the 65,000 migrants who depend on city services. according to to the New York Times.
Mr Adams warned last year that the immigration crisis had become so urgent that it could spell disaster for the city.
“This problem is going to destroy New York City. We have 10,000 immigrants coming every month,” Adams said in September. “People from all over the world are determined to enter New York City through the southern border.”
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