Government
Renewed Scrutiny for City’s Deadline Policy as Number of Immigrants in Shelter Declines
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The number of newly arrived immigrants now in the city’s care is around 64,000, down from more than 69,000 in mid-January—what City Hall has attributed in part to shelter deadlines. A bill in the City Council would end the controversial policy, which critics say has forced people into precarious situations: sleeping on the streets, on the floors of churches and in unsafe settings.