He told Criswell that cities that bus migrants to New York City should not be given funding but he wasn’t given a direct answer on the request, the official said. This isn’t the first time the New York City mayor has called upon FEMA to “step up” regarding the nation’s migrant crisis. New York City saw 2,300 new migrants arrive over an one-week period ending Wednesday, according to City Hall. Roughly 58,300 asylum seekers arrived in New York City and have been processed through the city’s shelter system over nearly a year. New York City currently has 112 emergency shelters and has opened eight Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers in response to the influx of migrants.

Source: CNN April 29, 2023 01:06 UTC