Approximately 3,600 migrants at 20 shelters are subject to new curfew rules as of Monday.
New York City is imposing that migrants will no longer be able to leave or enter the shelters between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Though it is not clear why this handful of shelters was selected for the curfew, it could have to do with the number of people staying there. This group of shelters is mostly made up of small hotels.
is already in effect at some of the larger migrant shelters and is common in many homeless shelters.
City Hall says the curfew is being implemented for the health and safety of the migrants in the city’s care, and for New Yorkers in surrounding communities.
A statement from New York City Hall says the city is implementing curfews at smaller, HPD-run sites “to allow for more efficient capacity management for migrants in the city’s care.”
However, concerns remain about migrants in the city given the arrests of
in the last few weeks during incidents that happened before 11 p.m.