New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticized the bussing of migrants as a "humanitarian crisis made by human hands" as the city looked for alternative ways to house the influx of asylum seekers from the southern border.
Republican governors have flown immigrants from the border to northern states as a political stunt. More than 11,000 asylum seekers have entered New York's shelter system since May, CNN reported.
"We should be clear that this is a humanitarian crisis created by human hands, and it is an all-hands-on-deck moment where we're all supposed to come together and coordinate," Adams said.
The shelter system is close to its breaking point and has begun to consider using cruise ships to house migrants, according to Adams.
We are looking at the legality of using a cruise ship for temporary housing. Adams told CBS News last week that they were looking at everything to see how they would deal with the situation.
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Adams called on the federal government and the governors of Florida and Texas to come together and coordinate.
Adams said that they should not be treating other cities in the way they are being treated now. We need to coordinate the humanitarian crisis that our country is facing.
Adams said that his office has refused to coordinate with the Gov. Abbott's office.
"This is a right-to-shelter city, and we are going to fulfill our obligations," Adams said. New York is the only city in the country where asylum must be given to anyone who asks for it. Last week, the Times reported that Adams suggested the system's "prior practices" need to be reexamined.
Adams said on CNN that he is not going to change the law.
We don't think we should change the right to shelter law. When this law was put into place, no one thought that we would receive over 11,000 migrants or asylum seekers.
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