NEW YORK — Officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration visited Texas on Friday to learn more about the state’s handling of an influx of Latin American migrants, thousands of whom have been sent to New York in recent months, putting a strain on the city’s homeless shelter system.
Fabien Levy, Adams’ press secretary, declined to specify which city officials went on the trip to the Texas border, but confirmed Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins was not among them as he remains on vacation amid the deepening shelter crisis back home. A city government source familiar with the matter told the Daily News that the folks in Texas are from the mayor’s offices of immigrant and intergovernmental affairs.
In a statement, Levy said the officials headed to the Lone Star State for a first-hand look because Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has continued to stonewall the city’s request for details about the migrants being bused to New York.
