Caribbean Corner

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced that — thanks to the administration's successful asylum seeker management strategies, which have continued to drive down the number of people in the city's care and reduce costs — 25 shelters, including the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, are slated to close in the coming two months. Adams said that thanks to the administration's successful advocacy for executive orders at the border by the Biden-Harris administration, which have significantly reduced the rate at which Caribbean and other asylum seekers are arriving in New York City and seeking care, and the administration's successful asylum seeker management strategies — including reticketing, case management, and 30- and 60-day notices — the number of asylum seekers in city shelters has decreased for 22 straight weeks and is now at its lowest point in over 17 months. Immigration advocates say that many of...