Eric Adams' Hypocrisy on Immigration: Criticizes Florida and Texas, But Sends Asylum-Seekers There

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who criticized Republican governors for busing asylum-seekers to Democrat-led cities, sent dozens of migrants to red states like Florida and Texas. Between April 2022 and April 2023, New York City spent around $50,000 to resettle 114 migrant households in cities around the U.S. and the globe. The most common destinations were Florida, which received 28 families, and Texas, which received 14. The migrant crisis is costing the city billions, 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.