NYC mayor wants more aid from the Biden administration to offset $12B in costs for housing migrants

NEW YORK (AP) — With thousands of migrants still arriving in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday renewed his appeal to the federal government to help the city avert a budgetary crisis as expenses mount — now projected at $12.2 billion by the end of next year — because of the influx of people coming from the southern U.S. border seeking temporary care and shelter. “Our compassion may be limitless, but our resources are not. This is the budgetary reality we are facing if we don’t get the additional support we need,” Adams said during an address that sought to put the onus on the Biden administration to help relieve his city from the growing financial burden. “New Yorkers did not create an international humanitarian crisis. But our city’s residents have been left to deal with this crisis almost entirely on our own,” the mayor said. ADVERTISEMENT The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently dispatched a small team to New York City to help determine how the federal government should respond. OTHER NEWS FILE - The Rikers Island jail complex stands with the Manhattan skyline in the background, June 20, 2014, in New York. A federal judge agreed Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City’s troubled jail system from Mayor Eric Adams and place a court-appointed outside authority in charge of Rikers Island. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system In this image taken from video provided by WABC-TV, internet influencer Kai Cenat, center left, places his hands on his face as he is helped into a New York Police vehicle near Union Square, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in New York. Police in New York City struggled to control a crowd of thousands of people who gathered in Manhattan's Union Square for the Internet personality's video game console giveaway that got out of hand. (WABC-TV via AP) Streamer Kai Cenat says he is ‘beyond disappointed’ in mayhem at NYC event Howard Redmond walks inside Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in New York. Redmond, the former head of police security for New York City's mayor, during the administration of Bill de Blasio, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to blocking an investigation into the misuse of city resources during the Democrat's failed presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Former NYPD inspector pleads guilty to obstructing probe of NYC mayor’s failed presidential bid The federal government has so far promised the city $140 million to help, although the city has yet to receive any of that money. A city spokesperson later clarified that requests for that money have been made but the delay could be because of routine bureaucratic reasons. Since the spring of 2022, nearly 100,000 migrants have arrived in New York City seeking shelter. With the city’s shelters near capacity and more migrants arriving, the crisis is unlikely to abate anytime soon. As of Sunday, the city said it was housing more than 82,000 people, including nearly 30,000 children. The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless, among the mayor’s most vociferous critics, echoed the mayor’s plea for help. ADVERTISEMENT “This is a moment that requires the full resources and authority of government from all levels, and the city should not have to shoulder the response without meaningful assistance from both the Biden and Hochul administrations,” the groups said in a statement. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul does not dispute the city needs more money, saying “it is far more expensive than anyone had imagined.” She said she expects to ask lawmakers in Albany to provide another $1 billion to help the city, on top of the $1 billion already allocated. __________ An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the amount that the federal government had allocated to help New York City with its migrant crisis. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it misstated that amount. It is $140 million, not $160 million. For more information, visit us at https://www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com/.