NYC Mayor Warns of ‘Draconian’ Steps If Migrant Flow Continues
Mayor Eric Adams of New York, center, in Colombia on Oct. 7. During his Latin America tour, Adams visited the Darien Gap, where migrants and asylum seekers start the perilous journey northward.
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Handing out tents to migrants to allow them to sleep in New York City parks might sound like a far-fetched idea, but it’s an option under consideration, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday.
The proposal, reported earlier by the Wall Street Journal, is just one of many potential solutions the city has considered as it struggles to manage the roughly 130,000 migrants who have arrived in the city since April 2022. About 65,000 are currently in the city’s care.