In New York, as will be the case in Chicago, migrants forced to leave shelters can head to the city’s reticketing center to either apply to return to shelter or get help buying a ticket to leave the city. Around 23,000 migrants have hit New York's limit of their shelter stay, said a mayoral spokeswoman, and of those, only a quarter reapplied for shelter. Many have instead gotten tickets elsewhere — including to Illinois, the top flight destination for migrants leaving New York, according to data shared by Adams’ office.