NYC Opens 7th Emergency Relief Center in High-End Hotel to House Illegal Immigrants

NYC Opens 7th Emergency Relief Center in High-End Hotel to House Illegal Immigrants
Illegal immigrants speak with NYC Homeless Outreach members as they camp out in front of the Watson Hotel after being evicted in New York City on Jan. 30, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday that the city will open a seventh Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERC) in yet another high-end hotel to address the ongoing illegal immigrant crisis there.

The latest will be located at the three-star Wingate by Wyndham hotel in Long Island City, Queens, which will provide all of its 144 rooms on 16 floors to assist illegal immigrant families with children, according to a City of New York statement released on Feb. 15.