Mayor Eric Adams appeared on several Sunday morning talk shows to discuss the more than 11,000 migrants who have arrived in the city since May.
last week — for what he referred to as political ploys. He said coordinating with other cities would have helped ensure proper food, shelter and sponsors for migrant families, but alleged that wasn’t politically expedient for the Republican governors.
“I believe it was a political ploy to overlook some of the things we’ve done that dismantle human rights, everything from the women's right to choose, to gun control. This is the same playbook that we're seeing playing out,” Adams said on ABC.On CBS2, Adams said his office was considering whether they could use cruise ships to temporarily house migrants. He said his legal team was also considering what court actions they could take to stop the influx of migrants from Texas.
“Our legal team is looking at what legal challenges we can do with Texas,” he said. “When you involuntarily place someone on a bus, we believe that actually skates the law so our legal team is looking at this.” Speaking on CNN, Adams said New York would continue to be a sanctuary city and follow its right to shelter law, but said his administration was looking to“We're experiencing the challenges in doing so, but we're obligated by law here in the city of New York as has been mentioned over and over again. This is a right to shelter city and we're going to fulfill our obligations,” he said.
Adams also said he met with President Joe Biden’s administration and U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York to discuss how the federal government can provide additional resources.This story has been updated to include the mayor's comments on CBS2.
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