The New York City Council held a special hearing on Tuesday following the recent arrival of a bus of asylum seekers sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
The hearing will focus on the situation of the city's homeless shelters and how it can address the influx of asylum seekers that are straining many of the city's systems and services. I was.
"Now new is the organization of asylum seekers and immigrants into New York City by outside forces, including through the disgusting, cruel and cowardly actions of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. It's a diversion," immigration director Manuel Castro told the city council on Tuesday.
Her Adrienne Adams, chairman of the General Welfare Committee, said greater transparency and accountability were needed to better serve incoming migrants.
"There may be more asylum-seekers in New York City, but that doesn't mean they are responsible for the problems that have historically plagued our system," says Adrian Adams.
The belongings brought in on the final journey, 2022. Governor Greg Abbott chartered a bus to send a group of immigrants to New York. Mayor Eric Adams said asylum seekers were overwhelming the city's homeless shelters.
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According to the New York City Mayor's Immigration Service, 68 asylum seekers arrived from Texas between Friday and Sunday.
Another bus is due to arrive on Tuesday, and three more buses are due to arrive on Wednesday, according to the council.
Currently, the city's shelter system has a vacancy rate of 1% and 11 emergency hotel rooms will be opened to deal with the influx, city officials said.
"Our goal is to quickly identify each family's needs and give them the help they want," Mayor Adams said at a news conference Tuesday.
Mayor Adams said some immigrants have relatives.
Mayor Adams added that he is seeking federal funding to support the influx of immigrants.
After Abbott said:
Abbott said New York was an "ideal destination" for immigrants. Eric Adams has boasted in sanctuary cities."
Abbott noted that Mayor Adams would "welcome all immigrants with open arms and make the runaway and overwhelmed border towns feel at ease."
Adams said at a press conference Tuesday that what Abbott got was "unbelievable." The mayor said the city would not expel incoming immigrants, even if it would strain the city's system.
Against the backdrop of the Unisphere at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, New York City Mayor Eric Adams addresses the issue of asylum seekers sent to New York from Texas at a press conference held at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York, Aug. 8, 2022.
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Adams At a press conference on June 21, the mayor said the state's "Rights to Shelter" law means the city will be able to get a hotel room or find other space in the area.
"It's not like the country says we're keeping you away," he said.
But even before the bus reached New York, the city reported that at least four of his family members were not receiving legal care under the city council.
Social Services Director Gary Jenkins said on June 21 that the city could not find shelter for at least four families, and several more were waiting to be placed in detention centers in the Bronx. said he reported that he had slept in Care.
Officials said Texas officials were not coordinating with New York officials. That is, the authorities do not know when the buses will arrive or how many people are on them. They don't let us know, they don't give us any information, so we can't actually serve the people on the bus," Mayor Adams said. told ABC affiliate WABC.
Charity representatives also deal with the influx of immigrants, according to a report by the New York City Council General Welfare Committee. "I've never seen a situation like it is today," said an employee who has worked at the agency for 20 years. …ignoring their needs, preferences and plans.” announced the declaration of a state of emergency.
Since then, expectations for immigrants from Texas have increased concerns about the resources the city has to offer them, officials said.
