Critics condemn New York mayor for saying migration crisis will ‘destroy’ city

Eric Adams at the West Indian parade on Monday. Adams has previously publicly claimed a lack of federal assistance on immigration. Photograph: Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, has said an increase in migration would “destroy” the city, seemingly blaming the Biden administration for failing to provide federal support as much as the Republican governors who have sent asylum seekers north.

Adams made the remarks during a Wednesday town hall meeting on the Upper West Side. The comments were some of his most biting to date on the issue of asylum seekers.