"NYC Council Fights to Protect Right to Shelter for Migrants"

The City of New York has filed court documents seeking to suspend the 1981 consent decree known as the right to shelter, which requires the city to provide a bed to any homeless person who asks for one. The city argues that it has reached the limit of its resources due to the influx of migrants and the strain it has put on emergency sites and funds. However, advocates argue that the city has already relaxed many rules related to accommodating the homeless, and revoking the right to shelter could lead to encampments and worsen the homelessness crisis.