Migrant families with children won’t be forced to leave their homeless shelters during the holidays, but still face unclear directives from the city and a looming deadline to find other housing or reapply for shelter.

The first wave of families who received 60-day notices to leave their shelters were originally slated to be moved right after Christmas. Now, the Adams administration says it will let them stay an extra week.

The delay came amid growing pressure from advocates, city councilmembers and the city’s largest teachers union, who all warned the policy would create chaos and traumatize children in the middle of the holidays, especially during their break from school.