NYC Mayor Eric Adams Denies Migrant Crisis is Due to Sanctuary City Status, Criticizes Texas Governor's Actions

Adams sues transportation companies, seeks national strategy for asylum-seekers, and calls for their right to work.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams denies that the city's migrant crisis is a result of its status as a sanctuary city, arguing that the crisis is a national issue that should not be handled solely by cities.
Adams criticizes Texas Governor Greg Abbott for sending buses of asylum seekers to Democratic-controlled states and sanctuary cities, describing the action as 'mean-spirited' and 'devastating' to the lives of the migrants.
Adams has sued more than a dozen charter bus and transportation companies involved in sending thousands of migrants to New York, seeking $708 million to cover the cost of caring for the migrants.
Adams argues that the 'right to shelter' rules for New York City are being misused and were not intended to force the city to provide housing for the unprecedented waves of asylum seekers.
Adams emphasizes the need for a national 'decompression strategy' to spread asylum-seekers throughout the country, and calls for them to be allowed to work.