Fewer Migrants Subject to Shelter Deadlines as City Transitions to Unified System
The city has been transitioning to a single shelter system under the Department of Homeless Services, dismantling the extensive network of emergency shelters run by other city agencies opened to house migrants and asylum seekers as the number of new arrivals declines.
The shift also means fewer people are subject to the city’s controversial 30- and 60-day shelter deadlines, which don’t apply to those staying in DHS-operated facilities.
As of July 20, of the 35,800 total migrants in shelter, 80 percent are in DHS-run shelters, while about 6,800 are in four non-DHS shelters and still subject to time limits.
