New York City to Impose Stricter Limits on Migrant Adults in Shelters

New York’s longstanding legal obligation to provide shelter to homeless people will be scaled back significantly under an agreement announced on Friday amid the city’s continuing struggle to house thousands of migrants.

To ease the burden on the city’s shelter system, adult migrants will be allowed to stay in shelters for only 30 days under the agreement, city officials said. Some would be allowed to stay longer if they met certain conditions, including having a medical disability or an “extenuating circumstance,” officials said.