WASHINGTON EXAMINER | Published December 11, 2024
New York Mayor Eric Adams took a victory lap touting his administration’s management with an announcement that the city has closed 25 migrant shelters on his watch.
In a statement from the mayor’s office, it was announced that 25 migrant shelters would be closing, citing “successful asylum seeker management strategies.” One of the shelters closing is perhaps the most controversial — the shelter set up in Floyd Bennett Field, a park and onetime airfield that is located in parts of New York City and New Jersey.
“Thanks to our smart management strategies, we’ve turned the corner, and this additional slate of shelter closures we’re announcing today is even more proof that we’re managing this crisis better than any other city in the nation,” Adams said.
Adams has been critical of his party’s immigration rhetoric, even signaling that he would work with President-elect Donald Trump to deport illegal immigrants. Tuesday’s announcement that the city would be cutting services for migrants, many of whom have been bused to the state from the border, was released with a celebratory tone.
“Our intensive case management, paired with 30- and 60-day policies, have helped more than 170,000 migrants take their next steps on their journeys, because migrants don’t come here to live in our shelter system — they come here to pursue the American Dream,” Adams said. “We’re going to continue looking for more sites to consolidate and close, and more opportunities to save taxpayer money, as we continue to successfully manage this response.”
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FOX NEWS | Published December 11, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday the shutting down of dozens more migrant shelters, as the “sanctuary” city continues to see a drop in arrivals and as Adams continues to take a hawkish stance on illegal immigration.
Adams announced that 25 shelters are being closed in the next few months. The locations include the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Shelters are also slated to close outside of New York City in Albany, Buffalo and Poughkeepsie.
The blue city has seen more than 225,000 migrants arrive since 2022, a surge that coincided with a spike at the southern border and also a strategy by Texas to bus migrants to cities like New York City to relieve pressure on the border state.
Now, his administration says there has been a 22-week drop in migrant arrivals into the city, allowing for the closure of many of the shelters used to house the influx.
Adams, who has been deeply critical of the federal government’s handling of the migrant crisis, linked the drop in numbers to executive orders by the Biden administration that have limited the ability to claim asylum in the U.S. and have been tied to a sharp drop in apprehensions at the border itself.
He also linked it to strategies taken by the city itself to help relocate migrants, including reticketing and case management.
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SOURCE: www.foxnews.com
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