New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday will impose a curfew on several migrant shelters as the city is pushed to the brink by a growing illegal immigration crisis.
Migrants staying at four respite centers in New York City are required to abide by a curfew, but some migrants are fleecing city residents for money and food, according to the New York Post. There are also reports that they are searching for it. report. New York City has taken in about 160,000 asylum seekers since April 2022 and has been forced to make budget cuts to free up billions of taxpayer dollars to deal with the overwhelming crisis. (Related: 'Devil's Workshop': Eric Adams suggests immigration crisis will lead to an epidemic of crime)
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Hundreds of migrants lined up to be reprocessed.
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Under the new rules, migrants staying at each of these four respite centers must check in every night at 11 p.m. EST and remain there until at least 6 a.m., the newspaper said. Immigrants who violate the rule three times within a month can be expelled from respite centers, but exceptions are made for those with work or school obligations or important commitments.
Adams said, “I'm researching” The new policy was introduced in early January after city residents complained to the city office about people approaching their homes day and night asking for money, food and clothing.
Respite centers have brought some problems to the city. Residents near one of the shelters in Brooklyn said they were “sickened” by the “alarming” and desperate situation of migrants in the area, the paper said. The Randall Island shelter was the scene of a murder last week when a migrant stabbed another migrant to death. A few days ago, a large brawl broke out between migrants seeking shelter at another center in the East Village.
The Big Apple was forced to do so. spend About $3.5 billion has been committed since April 2022 to address the migrant crisis, which sees hundreds of migrants arriving in the city every day. according to Go to ABC News. Adams has used increasingly alarming language in recent months to describe the urgency of the crisis, saying cities will be “destroyed” and saying crime will soar if immigrants can't find jobs and housing. I'm warning you.
The city's winter season has exacerbated the migrant crisis, as those seeking shelter can face bitter cold. Last week, hundreds of immigrants were sheltered in a Brooklyn school during a winter storm, forcing the school's students to temporarily learn online.
Adams has repeatedly asked the Biden administration for federal assistance to deal with the crisis, while Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas previously said New York City leaders could use it to help alleviate the problem. They criticized the government for not making appropriate use of resources. As part of Mr. Adams' efforts to quell the crisis, he introduced stricter regulations on bus arrivals in December, blocking the busing of migrants from other states, perhaps most notably Texas, to New York City. Sometimes I did.
Adams' office did not respond to a request for comment.
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