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2024-02-29 Home Front: Politix

Eric Adams calls for an END to sanctuary cities as New York City struggles to care for close to 200,000 migrants who've arrived in last 18 months

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] New York Mayor Eric Adams has called for a radical overhaul of its sanctuary city status in a spectacular u-turn as the city buckles under the weight of migrant arrivals.

The Democrat leader has faced a furious backlash as schools, hotels and community centers have been turned over to the 180,000 migrants who he has warned will 'destroy' the city.

He has been a staunch defender of its decades-old sanctuary status which forbids city officials from asking questions about a person's immigration status, or revealing it to federal authorities.

But he revealed his change of heart after furious residents grilled him about migrant crimes including January's brutal Times Square attack on two cops that saw most of the suspects freed on bail within hours of their arrests.

'We need to modify the sanctuary city law that if you commit a felony or violent act we should be able to turn you over to ICE and have you deported,' he told a town hall meeting on Monday night.

More than 560 cities, states and counties have declared themselves sanctuaries since the early 1980s and New York adopted the status under former Democrat Mayor Ed Koch.

But sanctuary cities have been a favorite target of governors on the southern border who have bussed thousands of migrants north to them as the migration crisis has gathered steam.

Police in the city are not allowed to arrest anyone because they are an illegal immigrant and the city will not co-operate with an investigation by immigration authorities unless ordered to by a court.

Adams insisted 'We should protect our immigrants. Period.' when running for office in October 2021, adding: 'New York City will remain a sanctuary city under an Adams administration.'

As recently as last month he was defending the status after it was attacked by Nikki Haley for encouraging illegal migration during a Republican primary debate.

'This has nothing to do with sanctuary cities, migrants and asylum seekers are paroled into the country, they're here legally,' he told Fox News.

But the city expects to have spent $10.6 billion by the end of 2025 and announced a budget in December that would cut the number of NYPD officers by a fifth and the education cut by $1 billion hit over two years.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top
File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants

#1 Denver scaling back migrant services, closing 4 shelters in effort to reduce budget, save millions

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-29 01:10|| 2024-02-29 01:10|| Front Page Top

#2 No action required. Sanctuary cities are bringing about their own "END."

Posted by Besoeker 2024-02-29 02:56|| 2024-02-29 02:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Adams and his fellow f*cktard in Chicago have to be two of the biggest morons in the US.

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-02-29 07:31|| 2024-02-29 07:31|| Front Page Top

#4 It was easy to declare your state or city a sanctuary when the border was thousands of miles away and it was going to be a problem for the hicks along the southern border.

It was all fun and games until those hicks started shipping those "dreamers" north. NOW, it's a serious problem and Mayors like Adam's are crying uncle.

Keep it up Governors Abbott and DeSantis.

Posted by EMS Artifact 2024-02-29 09:55|| 2024-02-29 09:55|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ Excellent observation EMS.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-02-29 10:00|| 2024-02-29 10:00|| Front Page Top

#6 re:#3

Sorry DDM they're only moronic because they thought that their NeoMarxian coup would leave them in power and filthy rich too.

Posted by AlanC 2024-02-29 10:49|| 2024-02-29 10:49|| Front Page Top

#7 "Hey, I didn't mean I wanted to pay for it!"

Posted by ed in texas 2024-02-29 11:09|| 2024-02-29 11:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Two thousand five hundred years and they still haven't understood - all depends upon whose ox is getting gored.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-02-29 11:34|| 2024-02-29 11:34|| Front Page Top

#9 We need to modify the sanctuary city law that if you commit a felony or violent act we should be able to turn you over to ICE and have you deported

Only is you're an official citizen/voter should you be released with no jail/no bail for a crime.

Posted by Bobby 2024-02-29 12:31|| 2024-02-29 12:31|| Front Page Top

#10 I guess reality has a way of biting you in the butt.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-02-29 13:03|| 2024-02-29 13:03|| Front Page Top

#11 Keep it up Governors Abbott and DeSantis.

Yeah, sorry Ron, but we need you right where you are.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-02-29 13:05|| 2024-02-29 13:05|| Front Page Top

#12 Senegalese man running 'illegal' migrant shelter to house 87 in his shop basement is busted for having a SECOND location where 60 were spending the night

Queens and the Bronx

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-29 13:39|| 2024-02-29 13:39|| Front Page Top

#13 These places must be milk runs for even common criminals from places like El Salvador, Venezuela, etc.

Even Fatty McFatface was like, hey I'm going to go rape the shit out of that girl right here, right now.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-02-29 17:02|| 2024-02-29 17:02|| Front Page Top

#14 The immigrants don’t care about whether the city is a sanctuary. If you recipe the sanctuary status and don’t jail anyone and hand out free stuff, they won’t leave and more will come.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-02-29 17:06|| 2024-02-29 17:06|| Front Page Top

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