City Hall New York announced this Monday that it will close on the 25th immigrant shelters in the next two months, following confirmation of a two-year decline in the number of people arriving in the city and strategies implemented, such as reducing stays in care homes for singles and couples.

Mayor Eric Adams also attributed the 22 consecutive weeks of decline to policies implemented by President Joe Biden’s administration, which reduced the entry of immigrants to the border and other city initiatives such as paying for travel to other states and processing asylum claims.

The listing includes a lodge located on the former Floyd Bennett Airfield, which is managed by the National Park Service. used as a shelter after receiving permission from the federal government.

The number of immigrants in shelters is “at its lowest level” in more than 17 months, the mayor said, and he stressed that as a result of the policies adopted, More than 170 thousand left shelters.

“Thanks to our intelligent control strategy, we overcame the crisis and this new round of shelter closures we announced today is further evidence that we are handling this crisis better than any other city in the country,” Adams said in a statement.

Two years ago, the city began welcoming hundreds of immigrants daily, originally sent by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and others who came from other states. overcrowded public shelters.

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This forced the Adams administration rental of hotels and other facilities such as an airfield, and erected tents to accommodate immigrants, at enormous cost to the municipal treasury.

“We will continue to look for new properties to consolidate and close, as well as more opportunities for save taxpayers moneyas we continue to make good progress on this response,” Adams said.

He also noted that through the Asylum Application Help Center they helped almost 87 thousand immigrants requesting work permitstemporary protected status and asylum. In addition, more than 70% of adults under the city’s care have applied or are applying for a work permit.

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In addition, Adams emphasized that 47 thousand tickets purchased to help immigrants reach other destinations, and that more than 700,000 case management sessions were conducted with immigrants to help them find independent pathways out of shelters.

For their part, the NGO Immigration Coalition and Make the Way New York applauded Floyd Bennett’s closure but now believe Adams is needed focus on human solutions this will ensure that immigrants will be safe for the next four years. (EFE)