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Federal Inquiry Targets NYC Hotels Over Migrant Shelters

3/13/2025

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Federal prosecutors are ramping up their immigration investigation by issuing subpoenas to three New York City hotels, including the iconic Roosevelt and Hotel Chandler. They are demanding information on migrants sheltered there, as allegations of federal law violations surface. This probe intensifies the already heated debate over the city’s migrant shelter funding and immigration enforcement.

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Federal prosecutors are ramping up their immigration investigation by issuing subpoenas to three New York City hotels, including the iconic Roosevelt and Hotel Chandler. They are demanding information on migrants sheltered there, as allegations of federal law violations surface. This probe intensifies the already heated debate over the city’s migrant shelter funding and immigration enforcement.