For months now, Adams and his administration have been struggling to house and care for a steady stream of migrants from Latin America seeking asylum in the United States. Many of the more than 13,000 who’ve arrived in the city so far are coming on buses directed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who’s seized on that practice to criticize President Biden’s border policy.
Almost 12,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in New York City in recent months, sent here by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey without care or compassion for the needs or well-being of these desperate and already persecuted souls. There is no sign of its stopping and we have no way of knowing, because, guess what, putting receiving jurisdictions off guard is part of the political play.
The plan, “Project Open Arms,” follows a Daily News story detailing concerns from some advocates and staffers that the city wasn’t moving urgently enough to accommodate the influx of new arrivals.
The solicitation did not specify a price tag for the acquisition, and representatives for Adams and the Homeless Services Department did not immediately return requests for comment.