New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the closure of the Asylum Seeker Arrival Center at The Roosevelt Hotel, citing declining migrant arrivals and cost-saving measures. The move comes amid a legal battle with the Trump administration over $80 million in withheld FEMA funds.

New York City on Friday sued the Trump administration for taking back $80.5 million of grants intended to cover part of the city’s cost of housing migrants. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court,

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