‘We’ve turned the corner’: Blue cities announce closure of migrant shelters as numbers drop

New York Mayor Eric Adams announced the closure of dozens of refugee shelters as the “sanctuary” city continues to experience a decline in tourist arrivals. And while Adams continues to express his misgivings about illegal immigration.

Adams announced that 25 shelters will be closed in the coming months. Locations include the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Shelters It is scheduled to close outside of New York City in Albany, Buffalo and Poughkeepsie.

The blue city has seen more than 225,000 migrants arrive since 2022, a surge that coincides with a surge at the southern border. It is also Texas’ strategy to bus migrants to cities like New York City to reduce pressure on states at the border.

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Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City Departing from Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, USA in New York City On Friday 1 November 1 Nov 2024 (Adam Gray, Fox News Digital)

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Now, his administration says. The number of migrants entering the city has plummeted for 22 weeks, forcing the closure of many shelters used to hold the influx.

Adams, who has been deeply critical of the federal government’s handling of the immigration crisis. Link the declining numbers to executive orders from the Biden administration. This limits their ability to apply for asylum in the United States. and is linked to a dramatic reduction in fear. At the border

He also connected to the strategy the city is taking to help move immigrants. Including issuing new tickets and case management

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“With our smart management strategy So we have turned the situation around. and the additional lockdown we are announcing today. It is also clear evidence that we are handling this crisis better than any other city in the country,” Adams said in a statement. “Our intensive case management This, along with the 30 and 60 day policies, has helped more than 170,000 immigrants take the next step on their journey. Because immigrants aren’t coming here to live in our shelter system. But they’re here to follow. American Dream”

Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City came out to criticize illegal immigration (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images | Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

“We will continue to look for additional locations to consolidate and close. And there are more opportunities to save taxpayers money. As we continue to successfully manage this response,” he said.

Adams has taken a tougher line on illegal immigration than Democrats in other blue cities across the country, some of whom have promised to oppose such plans by the Trump administration. come in

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He stressed, though, the importance of job approval, case management and protection from deportation for some. He has expressed openness to working with the incoming Trump administration and border tsar Thomas Homan to deport illegal immigrants with criminal convictions.

“I would like to speak with our border tsar and find out what his plans are. Where can we work together? And I truly believe that my history is sitting with people across the aisle who have different ways of thinking and Sit down and share my thoughts,” he said last week. “I believe I have some ideas that can address this issue. And we have access to what the American people say to us, like preserve our borders. Speak to the people who are causing violence in our country. and make sure … our citizens are safe.”

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Meanwhile New York State voters support deportation of illegal immigrants. According to a new survey A Siena College of New York survey found that 54% of respondents said the state should support the Trump administration’s efforts to deport immigrants living illegally in the state, compared to 35%. Respondents opposing the plan

Found strong support for President Donald Trump’s deportation plan. Trump statewide, including new york city

Fox News’ Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.