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Adult Migrants Limited to 30-Day Stay in ‘Right-to-Shelter’ Settlement

Migrants wait in line outside the St. Brigid shelter re-ticketing site in the East Village.

New York City can restrict shelter stays for adult migrants to a single 30-day placement, with extensions granted only under “extenuating circumstances,” according to the terms of a settlement reached Friday between city officials and homeless rights advocates. The agreement between City Hall and the Coalition for the Homeless — after five months of private […]

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