Judge Orders NYC to Halt Migrant Shelter in Former School, Citing Outdated 'Right to Shelter' Rule

A judge in Staten Island has ordered New York City to stop using a former Catholic school as a migrant shelter, criticizing the city's "Right to Shelter" law as outdated. The preliminary injunction blocks the city from housing asylum seekers at the former St. John Villa Academy, although it is unclear if the facility will close. The judge argued that the 1981 law was not intended to address the current influx of asylum seekers and called it an "anachronistic relic from the past." The city plans to appeal the decision, stating that it threatens efforts to manage the national humanitarian crisis.