NYC and NY Counties Grapple with Right-to-Shelter Laws Amid Migrant Crisis

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has issued an executive order allowing officials to bypass certain portions of the city's decades-old right-to-shelter law, which obligates the city to provide a bed to anyone who asks for one. The order suspends certain minimum shelter requirements, including a rule which requires those seeking shelter to receive a bed within a certain time frame. It would also allow the city to avoid fulfilling a requirement that families have units with access to a bathroom, refrigerator, and kitchen. The move comes as the city prepares for an influx of migrants and asylum seekers with the expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-era border policy.