Thousands of migrant families residing in New York City’s emergency shelter system may face a chilly and gloomy start to the new year.
They are informed that they must go when winter approaches, but there is no assurance that they will be placed in another bed.
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Mayor Eric Adams issued an order in October limiting the stay of homeless migrants and their children in public housing to 60 days. The Democrat claims this measure is required to alleviate the strain on the shelter system caused by the influx of asylum-seekers crossing the southern US border.
For individuals such as Karina Obando, an Ecuadorian mother of two small children, who has been residing at a former hotel with a deadline of January 5, there is now a ticking clock.
I’m not sure where she’ll wind up next. She has until that date to reapply to be admitted into the shelter system. It may take some time for a placement to occur. Her 11-year-old son’s school is located far from one of the large tent shelters in the city, which may end up being her family’s final destination.
“I told my son, ‘Take advantage. Enjoy the hotel because we have a roof right now,’” Speaking in Spanish, Obando spoke in front of Row NYC, a tall, 1,300-room hotel that the city transformed into a refuge for refugees in the center of the theater area. “Because they’re going to send us away and we’re going to be sleeping on the train, or on the street.”
With an inflow of homeless migrants, a few US communities have set their limitations on how long individuals may stay in shelters. They cite several reasons, such as rising expenses, space constraints, and a desire to force people to find lodging on their own or leave the area completely.
