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New York Pushes to Suspend ‘Right to Shelter’ Law Amid Illegal Immigration Crisis

New York City is pushing to suspend its right to shelter law that officials say is making it harder to cope with the huge influx of illegal immigrants.
New York Pushes to Suspend ‘Right to Shelter’ Law Amid Illegal Immigration Crisis
Illegal immigrants sleep outside the Roosevelt Hotel as they wait for placement at the hotel in New York on Aug. 1, 2023. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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10/4/2023|Updated: 10/4/2023
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New York City officials are pressing ahead with a landmark effort to suspend the Big Apple’s right-to-shelter law that they blame for hampering their response to the illegal immigration crisis gripping the city and straining its resources.

City attorneys filed a letter with the New York Supreme Court on Oct. 3, asking justices to modify a so-called consent judgment that brought to life the city’s decades-old right-to-shelter mandate.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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