The Biden administration will pour more than $100 million in additional funds into New York City to help with the surge in illegal immigration, Democrats said Wednesday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would provide New York City with funds to be used for “asylum seeker care and assistance.” Following the negotiation decision, the company announced a new funding of $104.6 million. According to one person, press release. The new Shelter Services program will receive funding to address what Jeffries called an “influx of asylum seekers” and a problem that “requires an all-inclusive approach at all levels of government to resolve”. become. (Related: New York City Buses Illegal Immigrants to Canadian Border)
According to a press release, another $38.4 million has been donated to New York City by the Biden administration to help with the influx of illegal immigrants.
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 18: Asylum seekers board a bus heading to a shelter at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City on May 18, 2023. (Photo credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Due to the ongoing immigration crisis, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is bussing immigrants across the state, and 30 New York counties are suing to stop the practice. The city reports that 74,000 migrants have arrived since last spring, calling for the opening of 160 outposts to accommodate the influx.
Mr. Adams and the Biden administration have previously tussled over the issue, with Mr. Adams criticizing the president’s handling of New York City’s immigration crisis as “callous.” Adams said both Democratic and Republican officials, including Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Democratic Colorado Governor Jared Polis, are bussing immigrants into the city.
Former Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cucinelli, who worked under Trump, previously said Mr. Biden’s border policy was “pathetically weak” after a surge in illegal immigration under the administration.
Recorded by US Border Patrol that’s all There were 1.2 million encounters with illegal immigrants at the southern border during the reported fiscal year (September to April).
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