Adams To Close NYC Migrant Shelter Targeted By Musk

NBC News reports:

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that the city will close the Asylum Seeker Arrival Center at the Roosevelt Hotel, a site that was the frequent target of criticism from Elon Musk and the Trump administration. On top of closing the arrival center at the hotel, Adams also announced the closure of the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center located at Roosevelt.

Adams’ administration said that while an average 4,000 migrants were arriving each week to New York City during the “height of the international asylum seeker crisis,” the average number of registrants in the city has dropped down to the about 350 migrants per week in recent months.A

dams touted that the hotel’s closure adds to the plans to close 53 other emergency shelters sites across the city by June. The mayor’s announcement comes just days after the city filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday, seeking to reclaim $80 million that was previously authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover hotel costs for migrants.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that the city will close the Asylum Seeker Arrival Center at the Roosevelt Hotel, a site that was the frequent target of criticism from Elon Musk and the Trump administration.

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— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM