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City-Run Shelter Responses

City-run shelter responses for asylum-seekers can have high daily costs, with New York City reporting costs ranging from $115 to $205 per day.

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Jan 17, 2026
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How much did New York City spend on sheltering migrants in 2023 and 2024?

New York City’s official accounting and oversight reports show that the city’s spending to shelter newly arrived asylum seekers in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 was roughly $1.4–1.5 billion, and in FY 2024 wa...