A woman seeking asylum in New York City died by suicide in a shelter over the weekend, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.
New York City is among several U.S. sanctuary cities receiving migrants from Florida and Texas as Govs. Greg Abbot and Ron DeSantis sent busloads of migrants from their states in response to the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
Last week, Florida's DeSantis sent about 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Authorities there requested a federal human trafficking probe Sunday. DeSantis and Abbott have also sent migrants to Chicago and Washington, where some were dropped off outside the home of Vice President Kamala Harris.
"The failure was the governors that sent people on a multi-day bus ride without proper food, without medical care without the basic necessities," Adams said. Adams referred to the influx of asylum seekers as a “manmade humanitarian crisis" Monday. When asked about comments he made Sunday regarding legal action against Texas' government, the mayor said the city is exploring all legal options.
Adams said Abbott's office"refused" to coordinate when New York officials contacted them but that the mayor of El Paso was willing to coordinate the arrival of migrants in a"humane way." "We are not telling anyone that New York can accommodate every migrant in the city. We're not encouraging people to send eight, nine buses a day," he said.
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