CNN: NYC Mayor Calls on FEMA to Stop Funding Cities That Are Transporting Migrants to New York

WHITFIELD New York Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Adams is calling on ░░░░░░░░ to withhold funding from ░░░░░░░░ seeking asylum seekers to ░░░░░░░░ city or rather sending ░░░░░░░░ seekers to his city ░░░░░░░░ from Texas and Arizona ░░░░░░░░ sending buses full of ░░░░░░░░ seekers to Northeastern cities ░░░░░░░░ New York and Washington ░░░░░░░░ C last year An ░░░░░░░░ they said was meant ░░░░░░░░ send a message to ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration and Democratic ░░░░░░░░ that border states are ░░░░░░░░ too much of a ░░░░░░░░ for the migrant crisis ░░░░░░░░ now New York s ░░░░░░░░ shelter system is struggling ░░░░░░░░ keep up And officials ░░░░░░░░ a further surge in ░░░░░░░░ crossings when a pandemic ░░░░░░░░ rule called Title 42 ░░░░░░░░ in less than two ░░░░░░░░ from now Polo Sandoval ░░░░░░░░ us now from New ░░░░░░░░ along with Priscilla Alvarez ░░░░░░░░ the White House So ░░░░░░░░ you first So has ░░░░░░░░ been any response to ░░░░░░░░ New York mayor s ░░░░░░░░ SANDOVAL So what we ░░░░░░░░ here is basically the ░░░░░░░░ York City Mayor Eric ░░░░░░░░ and turning to FEMA ░░░░░░░░ asking them to remove ░░░░░░░░ sort of financial incentive ░░░░░░░░ mayors in other parts ░░░░░░░░ the country trying to ░░░░░░░░ them from offering some ░░░░░░░░ those rides to migrants ░░░░░░░░ their cities to other ░░░░░░░░ And if the last ░░░░░░░░ has taught us anything ░░░░░░░░ York City continues to ░░░░░░░░ of lead the pack ░░░░░░░░ terms of very popular ░░░░░░░░ for migrants either because ░░░░░░░░ know people here or ░░░░░░░░ have heard about the ░░░░░░░░ So we ll have ░░░░░░░░ see exactly how FEMA ░░░░░░░░ to Adams here But ░░░░░░░░ s important here Fred ░░░░░░░░ sort of the broader ░░░░░░░░ of it all It ░░░░░░░░ certainly not lost on ░░░░░░░░ York City officials that ░░░░░░░░ communities are already once ░░░░░░░░ noticing an uptick ahead ░░░░░░░░ the removal of Title ░░░░░░░░ And if the last ░░░░░░░░ has taught us anything ░░░░░░░░ that increases 2000 miles ░░░░░░░░ of here usually will ░░░░░░░░ to at least noticeable ░░░░░░░░ here And when you ░░░░░░░░ at these numbers Fred ░░░░░░░░ city says it cannot ░░░░░░░░ anymore At least 58 ░░░░░░░░ already processed by the ░░░░░░░░ s shelter system and ░░░░░░░░ next number is important ░░░░░░░░ them 36 000 at ░░░░░░░░ are still in the ░░░░░░░░ s care and the ░░░░░░░░ is a mounting tab ░░░░░░░░ about 817 million over ░░░░░░░░ last year of New ░░░░░░░░ City s migrant crisis ░░░░░░░░ the projections if they ░░░░░░░░ to hold suggests that ░░░░░░░░ the city may be ░░░░░░░░ some 1 4 billion ░░░░░░░░ the end of June ░░░░░░░░ this is the now ░░░░░░░░ city has already applied ░░░░░░░░ about 654 million in ░░░░░░░░ funding We ll see ░░░░░░░░ they get any of ░░░░░░░░ in the coming weeks ░░░░░░░░ we re getting to ░░░░░░░░ tricky political territory here ░░░░░░░░ we have recently heard ░░░░░░░░ Adams mayor of New ░░░░░░░░ really sort of amplify ░░░░░░░░ pressure on his fellow ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ on Joe Biden to ░░░░░░░░ any possible executive action ░░░░░░░░ expand TPS protections to ░░░░░░░░ Central America Venezuela perhaps ░░░░░░░░ you know other countries ░░░░░░░░ idea there according to ░░░░░░░░ mayor is that could ░░░░░░░░ lead to some employment ░░░░░░░░ for asylum seekers here ░░░░░░░░ again this does potentially ░░░░░░░░ to a very thorny ░░░░░░░░ relationship between the mayor ░░░░░░░░ New York City and ░░░░░░░░ counterpart in the White ░░░░░░░░ We have reached out ░░░░░░░░ the White House to ░░░░░░░░ how they re responding ░░░░░░░░ Eric Adams criticism of ░░░░░░░░ WHITFIELD All right And ░░░░░░░░ you re there at ░░░░░░░░ White House A has ░░░░░░░░ been a response to ░░░░░░░░ mayor And then number ░░░░░░░░ what kind of preparations ░░░░░░░░ the White House you ░░░░░░░░ putting in place for ░░░░░░░░ 42 which will soon ░░░░░░░░ ending as the Covid ░░░░░░░░ border restriction that let ░░░░░░░░ agents quickly expel certain ░░░░░░░░ ALVAREZ Administration officials have ░░░░░░░░ saying over the course ░░░░░░░░ the last year that ░░░░░░░░ have been in touch ░░░░░░░░ cities around the country ░░░░░░░░ that includes New York ░░░░░░░░ and the office of ░░░░░░░░ Adams and Adams himself ░░░░░░░░ spoke to a Homeland ░░░░░░░░ Official just yesterday who ░░░░░░░░ me that they are ░░░░░░░░ touch with their office ░░░░░░░░ these concerns mount about ░░░░░░░░ surge on the U ░░░░░░░░ Mexico border next month ░░░░░░░░ what that means not ░░░░░░░░ for those border cities ░░░░░░░░ also for the interior ░░░░░░░░ Fred we re really ░░░░░░░░ starting to see that ░░░░░░░░ Just moments ago I ░░░░░░░░ to Homeland Security officials ░░░░░░░░ told me that there ░░░░░░░░ now more than 20 ░░░░░░░░ migrants in custody along ░░░░░░░░ U S Mexico border ░░░░░░░░ facing about 7 000 ░░░░░░░░ a day That s ░░░░░░░░ number that they expect ░░░░░░░░ go up And they ░░░░░░░░ already seeing that as ░░░░░░░░ see that restriction Title ░░░░░░░░ come to an end ░░░░░░░░ May 11th And the ░░░░░░░░ it s ending is ░░░░░░░░ that is also when ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus public health emergency ░░░░░░░░ So it all will ░░░░░░░░ away together which puts ░░░░░░░░ on the administration to ░░░░░░░░ sure that their preparations ░░░░░░░░ underway So what does ░░░░░░░░ look like This week ░░░░░░░░ announced regional processing centers ░░░░░░░░ Latin America where migrants ░░░░░░░░ are traversing to the ░░░░░░░░ S Mexico border can ░░░░░░░░ stop there and apply ░░░░░░░░ legal pathways to legally ░░░░░░░░ to the US And ░░░░░░░░ s really what the ░░░░░░░░ has been underscoring Programs ░░░░░░░░ that would allow people ░░░░░░░░ stay where they are ░░░░░░░░ apply to come to ░░░░░░░░ States But for those ░░░░░░░░ do come they ve ░░░░░░░░ talked about how going ░░░░░░░░ to decades old protocols ░░░░░░░░ we re storing legal ░░░░░░░░ and pushing people back ░░░░░░░░ all of this Fred ░░░░░░░░ challenge for the administration ░░░░░░░░ re aware of it ░░░░░░░░ it is going to ░░░░░░░░ an uphill battle in ░░░░░░░░ weeks to come WHITFIELD ░░░░░░░░ right Thanks to both ░░░░░░░░ you Priscilla Alvarez Polo ░░░░░░░░ Appreciate it.”