![]() “Less than three weeks ago, Mayor Adams said busing migrants is ‘ morally bankrupt.’ Where is all the outrage and condemnation from the White House and Democrats for one of their own sending migrants out of town, out of state, and even out of the country?” Abbott spokesperson Andrew Mahaleris said in a statement. In May, Adams accused Abbott of targeting cities run by Black mayors - though buses also arrived in Philadelphia, run by a white mayor - with his busing program and said the Texas governor was refusing to coordinate with city officials.Ībbott’s office said its busing program is designed to provide relief to Texas towns far smaller than New York that have been overrun, and that the mayor has touted New York City’s sanctuary status in the past. “This was part of a political ploy and that’s what we need to understand,” Adams said during an appearance on MSNBC last fall. At the time, Abbott had been sending buses of asylum-seekers to New York City - charters that have continued - while DeSantis sent planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Ron DeSantis for transporting migrants to New York City, calling it a stunt. ![]() And as pressure on its shelter system reaches a critical level, the mayor is trying every possible release valve from busing asylum-seekers to other destinations to housing them in former jails. ![]() At the same time, Adams is in a tight spot: The migrant crisis is costing the city billions.
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