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2023-07-22 10:03:27 UTC
New York City plans to distribute fliers at the southern border warning
migrants there is "no guarantee" they will receive help if they come
there.
Mayor Eric Adams announced the plan on Wednesday, arguing the city could
not handle any more migrants as it has taken in 90,000 since April last
year.
"We have no more room," said the leader of America's biggest city.
Republican-led states have been transporting migrants to Democratic-run
areas in protest at border policies.
A copy of the flier tells migrants: "Please consider another city as you
make your decision about where to settle in the US."
It warns - in English and in Spanish - that the cost of food,
transportation and other necessities in New York are expensive and says
the city cannot guarantee housing and other social services for new
arrivals.
The city of 8.3 million people said in a statement that it was "at
capacity".
As a part of the plan, Mr Adams, a Democrat, also announced that single
adult migrants will only be able to stay in the city's shelters for 60
days and will need to reapply for a space after that.
Mr Adams told a news conference the city would try to help migrants find
housing with relatives and friends.
The mayor blamed the federal and state government for not providing enough
aid for the city to offer housing and other social services for new
arrivals.
"We cannot continue to absorb tens of thousands of newcomers on our own
without the help of the state and federal government," he said.
A record 105,800 people are living in New York's shelters at the moment,
including over 54,000 asylum seekers, says the city.
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Critics of Mr Adams' new plan argue it violates the city's right-to-
shelter rules, which guarantee temporary housing for those in need. Mr
Adams has attempted to weaken those rules amid the influx of migrants.
In a statement on Twitter, the American Civil Liberties Union of New York
called the mayor's new plan "cruel" and "unlawful".
It "flies in the face of New Yorkers' values of compassion and care", the
organisation said.
In recent months, Mr Adams has taken a number of steps to try to limit new
migrant arrivals.
In May, he announced he would send willing migrants to nearby counties
outside of the city, sparking a backlash from some local New York
officials.
The Republican-led states transporting migrants by bus to Democratic-run
jurisdictions have focused on self-proclaimed "sanctuary" cities that
limit their co-operation with federal immigration authorities.
They have also said the measure is designed to increase pressure on
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, to do more to reduce the number of
migrants crossing the southern US border.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66259075
migrants there is "no guarantee" they will receive help if they come
there.
Mayor Eric Adams announced the plan on Wednesday, arguing the city could
not handle any more migrants as it has taken in 90,000 since April last
year.
"We have no more room," said the leader of America's biggest city.
Republican-led states have been transporting migrants to Democratic-run
areas in protest at border policies.
A copy of the flier tells migrants: "Please consider another city as you
make your decision about where to settle in the US."
It warns - in English and in Spanish - that the cost of food,
transportation and other necessities in New York are expensive and says
the city cannot guarantee housing and other social services for new
arrivals.
The city of 8.3 million people said in a statement that it was "at
capacity".
As a part of the plan, Mr Adams, a Democrat, also announced that single
adult migrants will only be able to stay in the city's shelters for 60
days and will need to reapply for a space after that.
Mr Adams told a news conference the city would try to help migrants find
housing with relatives and friends.
The mayor blamed the federal and state government for not providing enough
aid for the city to offer housing and other social services for new
arrivals.
"We cannot continue to absorb tens of thousands of newcomers on our own
without the help of the state and federal government," he said.
A record 105,800 people are living in New York's shelters at the moment,
including over 54,000 asylum seekers, says the city.
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Critics of Mr Adams' new plan argue it violates the city's right-to-
shelter rules, which guarantee temporary housing for those in need. Mr
Adams has attempted to weaken those rules amid the influx of migrants.
In a statement on Twitter, the American Civil Liberties Union of New York
called the mayor's new plan "cruel" and "unlawful".
It "flies in the face of New Yorkers' values of compassion and care", the
organisation said.
In recent months, Mr Adams has taken a number of steps to try to limit new
migrant arrivals.
In May, he announced he would send willing migrants to nearby counties
outside of the city, sparking a backlash from some local New York
officials.
The Republican-led states transporting migrants by bus to Democratic-run
jurisdictions have focused on self-proclaimed "sanctuary" cities that
limit their co-operation with federal immigration authorities.
They have also said the measure is designed to increase pressure on
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, to do more to reduce the number of
migrants crossing the southern US border.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66259075