NYC to distribute flyers at border to discourage migrant arrivals

New York City is conducting another canvassing campaign aimed at discouraging migrants and asylum seekers from relocating there.

Officials in New York City dissuade arrival, citing the city’s high cost and the absence of guaranteed hotel rooms or shelter placement.

“We want people to know what New York City is able to provide and what New York City isn’t able to provide any longer,” said New York City Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom.

Advocates argue this isn’t true, as New York’s “Right to Shelter” law explicitly mandates that the city must...