Here in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams and the Legal Aid Society have reached a deal which preserves New York’s “right to shelter” policy for unhoused people but caps shelter stays by 30 or 60 days for newly arrived migrant adults. The settlement also bars New York City from forcing people to sleep on chairs and floors of so-called waiting rooms where adult migrants wait in hopes of securing a shelter placement. Housing and immigrant justice groups welcomed the protection of the “right to shelter” policy and said they will continue working toward making it applicable for all New Yorkers. The NYCLU said, “This rollback on the right to shelter could put thousands of people on the street. Everyone deserves a place to sleep — and that includes all new arrivals.”