New York City moves to suspend ‘right to shelter’ as migrant influx continues

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City is challenging a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to anyone who asks for it. The city’s shelter system is straining under a large influx of international migrants who have arrived over the past year. The city filed a request late Tusday asking a court to allow it to suspend the requirement when there is a state of emergency where the shelter population of single adults increases at a rapid rate. The filing came as Mayor Eric Adams embarks on a four-day trip through Latin America where he said he will discourage people from coming to New York.