New York City is seeking 14,000 hotel rooms to house illegal immigrants through 2025.
According to The New York Post, the city’s Department of Homeless Services desires a contract with hotels for the matter. There are three existing contracts with the New York City Hotel Association.
An estimated 150 hotels are currently serving as migrant shelters, the outlet noted.
Sheltering migrants in hotel rooms costs $352 per night.
In announcing the effort, the agency said, “The New York City Department of Homeless Services is seeking to continue the City Sanctuary Facility program by procuring a vendor who can assist in acquiring the use of large scale commercial hotels and hotel management services to help address the current emergency.”
The cost of housing migrants from the last two years and the current fiscal year is expected to surpass $2.3 billion.
American Faith reported that New York City migrant families are being offered $4,000 grants to assist them in moving out of city shelters.
