Adams moves to exclude migrants from city’s ‘right to shelter’ law Posted on September 25, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in ABC 7 NY NEW YORK (WABC) — City officials will be back in court Tuesday to defend Mayor Eric Adams’ attempt at limiting the amount of time allowed for migrants to stay in New York City shelters. Read more… ..Read More
Mayor Eric Adams limits migrants at shelters to 30 days Posted on September 23, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY 1 Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he is cutting in half the length of time adult asylum seekers will be allowed to stay at shelters. Read more… ..Read More
NYC shelters set to dump thousands of migrants to discourage new arrivals Posted on September 22, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez The move by Adams marks a critical new moment in the yearlong immigration crisis in New York. Read more… ..Read More
Adams official says NYC will ask judge to suspend right-to-shelter rules for migrants Posted on September 21, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist A senior Adams administration official said on Thursday that the city is preparing to ask a judge to exempt newly arrived migrants from its right-to-shelter mandate, which requires the city to provide a bed to anyone who asks for one. Read more… ..Read More
New York’s immigrant spirit tested by influx of asylum-seekers Posted on September 20, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Christian Science Monitor Perhaps more than any other American city, New York embodies the immigrant ethos. Built by foreigners, it tends to be particularly accepting of those who want to make it in this country. Read more… ..Read More
NYC to limit shelter stays for some adult migrants to 30 days — and families with kids could be next: sources Posted on September 19, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in New York Daily News The Adams administration plans to limit shelter stays for some single adult migrants to 30 days — and is also weighing placing restrictions on how long asylum-seeking families with children can stay in the city’s care, two municipal government sources fami ..Read More
City Hall About to Put Migrants in Shelters on Shorter Clocks Posted on September 19, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in The City Adults who reapply for shelter will have just 30 days, and families with children may be given their own deadline for the first time. Read more… ..Read More
Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City. Posted on September 13, 2023 by Kate Star in The Nation ..Read More
Immigrant Adults Shuffled from Hotels to Tent Shelters, As City Seeks to Free Up Space Posted on September 13, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits City Limits spoke with several of the immigrants being transferred from the Holiday Inn Manhattan downtown to the new, large congregate shelter on Randall’s Island, a group that included a pregnant woman and asylum seekers on crutches, among others. Read mor ..Read More
