Adams Says NYC Is Out Of Room For illegal Migrants

Mayor Eric Adams has suddenly stressed a sense of urgency that New York City has run out of room for illegal immigrants as the escalating migrant crisis overpowers not only the Big Apple but other major cities across the U.S.

“Our hearts are endless, but our resources are not. It’s not like New York is not saying we are not a city of immigrants because we are. We have a rich history of immigrants, but we can’t take the global problem, and it becomes our problem because that is unfair to New Yorkers and is unfair to migrants,” Adams said in an interview.

Due to New York City’s sanctuary city policies, Adams faces one vital problem. The city is bursting at the seams and is struggling to find places to house everyone, yet because of these policies; he is unable to hand illegal immigrants who are repeat offenders over to I.C.E.

Back in October, Adams vocalized his frustrations, saying he was planning to put migrants into new tent shelters because NYC was out of the room and that all options were now on the table as he feared a coming epidemic of migrants sleeping on the streets.

“We are out of the room, and it’s not if people will be sleeping on the streets; it’s when. We are at full capacity. This will hurt, and it won’t be pretty,” the Democrat said.

Thanks to a right-to-shelter rule enacted in the 1980s, he is legally required to house everyone. In his interview, Adams pressed the point that NYC’s resources are strained and that everything has reached capacity.

Adams again noted that he doesn’t have the authority to tell people they can’t come in, adding that even if a migrant commits a crime repeatedly, New York authorities are unable to turn them over to I.C.E.

“The law states that we cannot notify I.C.E. I cannot break the law and enforce the law. I can’t deport, and I can’t stop people from coming in, repeated criminal behavior, I can’t report to I.C.E. for deportation. So there’s certain things I can’t do,” Adams said.

The nation has been given a glimpse of the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, which is the first stop for any illegal migrant claiming asylum in New York City.

The hotel became a relief center for illegals beginning last year, allowing them to get food and vaccinations, as well as meet with caseworkers.