Mayor Adams faces challenge of managing asylum seeker crisis in NYC.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing a major test as he manages the humanitarian crisis caused by the lifting of Title 42, the pandemic-era border policy that allowed for the swift expulsion of migrants to Mexico. Adams' efforts to secure state and federal assistance have been mixed, and his strategy of criticizing President Joe Biden as he seeks re-election has angered White House officials. The way orders have been rolled out without communication to the Council and other stakeholders has been problematic, and progressives have cited the expansion of policing in the subways, cuts to libraries and other safety net services, and the scaling back and administrative problems surrounding universal pre-K as larger issues about his policy priorities and governing style.