Immigration Shelters

Roosevelt Hotel Shelter, Symbol of NYC Migrant Crisis, Will Close

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Roosevelt Hotel Shelter, Symbol of NYC Migrant Crisis, Will Close

The Roosevelt Hotel, nicknamed “the new Ellis Island” for its role as an arrival center during New York City’s migrant crisis, will shelter its last immigrant by June, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday, as officials dismantle the emergency shelter system they established nearly three years ago. The century-old hotel in the heart of Midtown … Read more

Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters

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Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it had fired four employees from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the agency’s chief financial officer, over their roles in disbursing federal funds to house migrants in New York City hotels. The firings capped a startling chain of events that began on Monday with an early-morning social … Read more