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NYC To End Right To Shelter Law As Migrant Crisis Continues

FILE — New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during the press conference at Harlem Hospital after the shooting of a New York City Police Department officer, in Harlem, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in New York. Adams is set to propose Wednesday, April 20, that the city spend $4.8 million to reach out to those most impacted by the so-called war on drugs. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura File)

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city’s “right-to-shelter” policy will be “significantly” rolled back under an agreement between his administration and homeless advocates.

The deal between the Adams administration, the Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless, announced on Friday, sets minimum requirements for adult migrants seeking shelter under the decades-old law requiring the city to provide shelter to the homeless.

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