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Migrant crisis | Brooklyn City Council member seeks to block Mayor Adams’ limits on shelter stays

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on October 6, 2023

As the migrant crisis rages on, the City Council could soon bar Mayor Eric Adams’ administration from imposing limits on shelter stays for recent arrivals.

City Council Member Shahana Hanif (D-Brooklyn) on Thursday introduced a bill that would prevent the administration from continuing to limit the time newly arrived migrants can stay in city shelters. 

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