About 50 chapels in New York City will begin accepting immigrants, according to local broadcaster Fox5 News.
The new shelter, which opens in July, will bring relief to the city facing a housing crisis due to a surge in immigration. according to To FOX5 News.New York City accepted about 2,200 immigrants at one time week Recently, some were deported to nearby suburbs due to the overwhelming nature of the arrivals.(Related: ‘It’s totally unacceptable’: Border crisis overwhelms schools in some of America’s most populous cities)
“We have a mission, we have a motivation, we have the facilities to support,” Archbishop Eugene Blount of the Elim International Fellowship told FOX5.
According to Fox5, each shelter will host 19 adult men, with a total of 1,000 people expected to be housed in places of worship by August.
“This is a first for the city and for us,” said Reverend Guilford Monrose, executive director of the New York City Faith and Community Partnerships Office.
Immigrants on a bus in Texas listen to volunteers offer their help after being dropped off in view of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11, 2022. – Since April, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered buses to carry thousands of people from Texas to Washington, D.C. and New York City to highlight his criticism of U.S. President Joe Biden’s border policies. Picked up immigrants. (Photo credit: Stephanie Reynolds/AFP) (Photo credit: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
According to Fox5, the city will pay $125 per migrant per night to provide laundry services and security guards at the new shelters. The city’s current shelter program costs $380 per day per immigrant, bringing the total to $1.2 billion.
“I don’t like to use the word cheap, but it’s much more cost-effective,” Monrose said. “And it gives cities a better chance to help immigrants have hope.”
According to Fox5, Monrose stressed that the faith center is temporary, so it’s unclear how long the faith center will be used as an immigration shelter.
According to FOX5, the city’s Democratic Mayor Eric Adams hailed the move as a much-needed effort. Adams has faced pushback from neighboring counties, including Rockland, which hosts some of the immigrants he busses out of the city.
“As we continue to grapple with this humanitarian crisis, through a new partnership with New York City Interfaith Disaster Services, faith communities in New York City are providing shelter to asylum seekers in need at five boroughs of worship. We are proud to offer it.” Not only will this increase her bed capacity by nearly 1,000, but it will also connect asylum seekers with the community. New York City will continue to do all it can to address this crisis, but we need additional support from our other partners,” Adams said.
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