Mayor Adams renews call to amend outdated ‘right to shelter’ rules as migrant crisis rages
January 2, 2024
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0:35Now PlayingMayor Adams renews call to amend outdated ‘right to shelter’ rules as migrant crisis rages
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as posted by the channelMayor Eric Adams renewed his call to dismantle a decades-old requirement to provide housing to anyone who requests it amid an ongoing crush of migrants pouring into the Big Apple.
As Southern states flooded the city with unwanted migrants over the past six months, the Adams administration has taken their argument to court to get relief from the so-called “right to shelter” — a legal requirement stemming from a series of rulings dating back to the 1980s.
“The governor of Texas continues to state, ‘Well, you guys are a sanctuary city.’ That has nothing to do with this,” Hizzoner scoffed Tuesday during in weekly off-topic press conference.
“These people are paroled into the country that has nothing to do with it. While they here, we are obligated [to provide housing] and that’s why we’re in court saying that the right to shelter should not have an impact on this migrant crisis.”
“This is a real problem,” he added.
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