It all comes as the number of migrants coming into the city is has dropped, in part due to tighter restrictions at the border.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 10:30PM New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the migrant crisis on Tuesday and officials say encampments set up near a shelter on Randall's Island won't be tolerated.Many of those in the encampment have already been forced out of shelters under the city's 30-day Right to Shelter rules.
It all comes as the number of migrants coming into the city has dropped, in part due to tighter restrictions at the border. "That's a long way from 4,000," Adams said. "That is a huge huge drop. I have to say there was a moment where I did not see that light or that light was a train coming right at us."
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