NYC Spent $50K Transporting Migrants to Florida, Texas, Abroad: Report



Story by Brittany Bernstein • Yesterday 8:01 PM

June 23, 2023








New York City mayor Eric Adams answers a question from a reporter in Washington, D.C., March 14, 2022.© Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters


New York City has spent $50,000 to resettle migrants in other states and countries, according to a new report from Politico, despite Mayor Eric Adams having publicly criticized Republican governors for doing the same.

The city has paid for the resettlement of 114 migrant households, according to documents obtained by the outlet.

While most of the migrants were sent to Florida and Texas, some were sent as far as South America and China.

The report comes after Adams previously accused Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Texas governor Greg Abbott of relocating migrants only as “part of a political ploy.” The mayor had also accused Abbott and DeSantis of creating a “humanitarian crisis” by sending migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border up north.

Abott sent thousands of migrants via bus to New York City and Washington, D.C., while DeSantis sent 85 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard and California last year.

A spokeswoman for the mayor’s office defended the resettlements in a statement to Politico: “In contrast, New York City has, as we have discussed very publicly for months, worked to connect individuals with friends, family, and networks whether in New York City or outside of it.”


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“We are not coercing people to leave, we are not suggesting or recommending locations, and we are not presenting any kind of false choice. We are helping people who want to reconnect with loved ones or communities do so,” Kate Smart said.

The Texas governor previously said he decided to send busloads of migrants to Washington, D.C., and New York City “because of President Biden’s continued refusal to acknowledge the crisis caused by his open border policies,” saying that “the State of Texas has had to take unprecedented action to keep our communities safe.”

“In addition to Washington, D.C., New York City is the ideal destination for these migrants, who can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city,” he said when the first busload arrived in New York last summer.

New York City was inundated by more than 79,000 migrants last year.

Adams previously dismissed suggestions that New York’s status as a sanctuary city might be attracting more people to cross the border into the U.S.

“The city has always been a sanctuary city, and we’ve always managed those who wanted to come to New York City to pursue the American dream,” he said.



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