New York City Mayor Eric Adams just recently canceled his plans to visit the southern border due to safety issues.
Adams was scheduled to visit Brownsville and McAllen, Texas, to meet with US immigration leaders to discuss his concerns about housing more illegal migrants in his city.
However, Adams spokesperson Amaris Cockfield announced that the US State Department raised safety concerns at one of the mayor’s scheduled stops in Mexico, which prompted the mayor to postpone his trip.
Adams was invited by Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande, to visit the southern border.
Cockfield remarked, “As Lent draws to a close, our team was excited to stand with faith and humanitarian leaders who have dedicated their lives to serving the most needy among us, and we were eager to discuss our work in New York City and explore new ways to collaborate with leaders in cities across the country.”
“We hope to continue our partnership with these nationally recognized Latino leaders and organizations as we look for concrete solutions to resolve the crisis at the border.”
Adams, who visited El Paso, Texas, in January, blasted the federal government’s response to the surge of asylum seekers into US cities.
The New York City mayor also toured through Latin America in October, where he made stopovers in Mexico, Ecuador, and Columbia and advised people to avoid taking on the dangerous journey to the United States.
Adams also previously canceled a trip last November after the FBI raided the Brooklyn home of his primary fundraiser related to the ongoing probe of his 2021 mayoral candidacy. The mayor was supposed to meet with White House officials in Washington, DC, to relay his concerns about the migrant crisis.
Since 2022, the city has been able to record 180,000 illegal aliens entering New York City. Around 64,000 migrants are under the city’s care through its more than 200 emergency shelter centers.
Last week, New York City officials and human rights activists agreed to suspend the city’s “right to shelter” policy.
The agreement halts the blanket right to shelter for immigrants, 30 days after they receive services.
Now, the city will decide whether to allow an illegal migrant to extend their stay in a shelter for more than 30 days.
“This new agreement acknowledges the realities of where we are today, affirms our shared mission to help those in need, and grants us additional flexibility to navigate this ongoing crisis,” Adams said in a recorded video announcing the settlement.
The agreement came after New York shelters started evicting illegal aliens out of shelters after the 60-day period lapsed and required them to reapply to secure their spots.
