NYC School Used as Temporary Migrant Shelter Amid Storm, Sparking Outrage

Nearly 2,000 migrants were moved to James Madison High School due to weather concerns, forcing students to switch to remote learning and igniting a debate over the city's handling of the migrant crisis.

New York City officials temporarily relocated nearly 2,000 migrants from a tent shelter at Floyd Bennett Field to James Madison High School due to concerns over a storm, forcing the school to switch to remote learning for a day.
Parents, local politicians, and some national figures expressed outrage over the decision, arguing that it prioritized the needs of migrants over the education of local students.
The migrants, many of them families with children, had been living in the tent shelter as part of the city's response to a surge in asylum seekers arriving since 2022.
City officials defended the decision as a necessary safety measure, but acknowledged that the tent shelter at Floyd Bennett Field was not an ideal location for housing families.
Mayor Eric Adams has been criticized for his handling of the migrant crisis, with some calling for a more sustainable solution to housing migrants, particularly during the winter.