New York mayor closes shelters for asylum seekers amid rightward turn

Eric Adams will close 25 shelters in next two months including Floyd Bennett Field, which houses 2,000 people

The New York city mayor, Eric Adams, announced today that an additional 25 shelters used to house asylum seekers will be closing in the coming two months.

The move comes amid a rightward tack by Adams, especially on the issue of immigration, which has seen him hew close to the incoming Donald Trump administration, which has plans for a mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants.