NYC Opens Tent Shelter at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center for 1,000 Illegal Immigrants

New York City has opened a tent shelter on the grounds of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village to house up to 1,000 illegal immigrants as the city grapples with the influx of illegal immigrants.

The ICL Milestone building at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in the Queens borough of New York on Jan. 4, 2013. Frank Franklin/AP Photo

New York City has opened a tent shelter on the grounds of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village to house up to 1,000 illegal immigrants as the city grapples with the influx of people.

The shelter site, which opened on Aug. 15, will accommodate around 1,000 male immigrants in two separate tents. Local officials said they expected to receive 100 immigrants on the opening day, the New York Post reported.