In a sharp escalation, Mayor Eric Adams declared that New York City was being destroyed by an influx of 110,000 migrants from the southern border.
His comments, criticized by advocates for villainizing migrants for seeking a better life, underscored how the surge has become overwhelming.
New York City has struggled to provide adequate housing and services to the migrants, as has been required there by law for decades.
And about 20,000 migrant children were expected to attend New York City schools when classes began today.
Illegal crossings of the southern border have sharply risen in recent months.
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Eric Adams, Adams, Biden
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New, New York
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New York City, Texas, Florida, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia