The move was immediately criticized by advocates for migrants and homeless people as unnecessary and heartless.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to tighten shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities. Janice Yu has the story.The amount of time migrants will be allowed to stay in New York City run shelters will be cut in half.
However, Mayor Adams says the move is necessary and "another step in our efforts to help asylum seekers take the next step in their journeys." In July, Adams had placed a 60-day limit on shelter stays that critics say would be in violation of a court ruling that mandates the city provide shelter to anyone who asks for it.
Advocates have long pushed the city to provide housing vouchers for the migrants and fund efforts to establish more lasting and permanent solutions, such as expanding the city's stock of affordable housing - especially difficult given real estate prices already make living in New York City a challenge for many.
"Any policy limiting the amount of time that our clients can reside in shelter is arbitrary and devoid of compassion," the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless said in a joint statement.The mayor's office said housing and other services could drain about $12 billion over three years, forcing him to seek significant budget cuts that would hamper his city's ability to adequately provide city services.
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