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Samira Asma-Sadeque

Eric Adams says New York City doesn’t have ‘room’ to host more migrants

New York City mayor Eric Adams walks outside a shelter during his visit to discuss immigration with local authorities in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday.
New York City mayor Eric Adams walks outside a shelter during his visit to discuss immigration with local authorities in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday. Photograph: José Luis González/Reuters

In an unprecedented visit by a New York City mayor to the Mexico border, Eric Adams said his city doesn’t have enough “room” to host more migrants in its strained care system.

He made his remarks on Sunday at a news conference during his trip to El Paso, Texas, the first visit of its kind by a New York mayor, after an ongoing crisis sparked by the controversial decision of some Republican governors in the south to send migrants to mostly Democratic-administered municipalities around the US.

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