Eric Adams condemned infighting in New York City over how to deal with the migrant crisis, arguing that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is the 'real villain.'
Former Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli on the Biden border policy being based off political pressure, not deterring migrants.New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he was disappointed in criticism by the Legal Aid Society of how the city has dealt with thousands of migrants bussed from Texas, arguing thatMore than 10,000 migrants have been bussed since April from Texas to New York City, which has a right-to-shelter law requiring the city to house anyone in need.
Mayor Adams defended his administration in an interview that aired Thursday at the Texas Tribune Festival, saying they should be focusing on Gov. Abbott's alleged misdeeds. with ours, and let's go after the real villain here, which is Governor Abbott, and not go after these city employees who have dedicated their lives to help people in need," Adams said.
Gov. Abbott, meanwhile, has argued that the bussing of migrants is bringing light to a migrant crisis that is disproportionately impacting border communities in his state. ."If they will not go to the border, we're taking the border to them, so they can see the challenges they're imposing to the entire United States of America." Asylum-seeking migrants, mostly from Venezuela, walk near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S.Migrants attempting to cross in to the U.S. from Mexico are detained by U.S.
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