NY Mayor Adams walks back plans to house migrants at mayoral estate
Adams has attempted to bus migrants out of the city and into neighboring upstate counties.
By Ben Whedon
Updated: June 15, 2023 - 8:53pm
New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has walked back his plans to house migrants at Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the city's mayor, due to apparent legal barriers to the move.
The city has struggled to contend with a surge in new arrivals as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to bus migrants from the southern border to sanctuary cities in a bid to highlight the Biden administration's lax approach to border enforcement.
Adams originally made the offer earlier this month, but the mayor on Thursday cited unspecified legal hurdles that had prevented him from honoring his pledge to use the estate as a migrant shelter. He did tout the symbolic value of the offer saying, "we are never going to break the law. And so, we’d be able to know what we can’t do and what we can’t do as a symbolism of saying, 'I'm willing to open up the people’s house to the people of the city,'" the New York Post reported.
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