One of then-candidate Donald Trump's most significant campaign promises was that he would finally stem the tide of illegal immigrants coming into this country and halt the massive expenditures directed toward their support.

In a clear sign that the Trump administration's initiatives are having the desired effect, Manhattan's infamous Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter is expected to cease operations within a matter of months due to a drop in the volume of asylum seekers making their way to New York City, as the New York Post reports.

Roosevelt Hotel shelter poised for closure

The anticipated shuttering of the intake and shelter center that has been housed at the hotel since 2022 May 2023 was announced by Mayor Eric Adams on Monday.

Speaking on the topic in a video message, the mayor heralded the expected closure, declaring it the result of “the successful strategies we put in place here in New York City and because of policies we advocated for at the border.”

Adams indicated that the current weekly tally of new migrant arrivals has dropped to roughly 350, a significant decline from the 4,000 that were reaching the Big Apple at the height of the crisis, which gained steam in early 2022.

The mayor's administration also revealed that between June 2024 and June 2025, approximately 53 migrant shelters -- including multiple tent cities -- are to be shuttered in total.

Throughout its tenure as a migrant intake and shelter site, the hotel has been a lightning rod for criticism of the Biden administration's border policies, drawing an influx of gang activity, street congestion, and other ills impacting the lives of everyday New Yorkers.

Adams' cooperation with Trump team scrutinized

Political commentators, particularly on the left, have taken a critical look at Adams' seemingly newfound willingness to crackdown on illegal immigration suggesting a nexus between the mayor's actions and the Trump Justice Department's push for the dismissal of his federal corruption case.

Some have gone so far as to suggest that Adams engaged in a quid pro quo with Trump's team, allowing greater cooperation between the city and ICE, an allegation both the mayor and administration border czar Tom Homan have denied, as NBC News notes.

During a CNN interview earlier this month, anchor Dana Bash asked Homan, “It sounds like the DOJ dropped the case against Adams and, in exchange, he let you into Rikers. Is that what happened?”

Homan responded in characteristically blunt fashion, “No, I think that's ridiculous.”

In a subsequent, joint Fox & Friends interview involving both the border czar and the mayor, Homan described his interactions with Adams, saying, “I came to New York City and I wasn't going to leave with nothing,” adding, “I went up there as the ICE director, now the border czar, and we collaborated on how to move illegal alien crime, decrease it down in New York City, and find the worst of the worst. And that's what we talked about. It was cop to cop, not border czar to mayor, cop to cop.”

Trial delayed amid immigration crackdown

Regardless of what prompted the Trump DOJ to seek the dismissal of Adams' case, the judge overseeing the matter has indefinitely postponed the trial, which was previously slated for April, but there has yet to be a final decision on whether the motion to drop the case with prejudice will be granted.

Though criticisms of Adams' motives for cooperation with Trump will almost certainly persist, those living, working, or recreating in the Midtown vicinity of the Roosevelt Hotel are almost certainly breathing a sigh of relief knowing that the shelter that has long been the scourge of the neighborhood will soon be no more.