Ahead of Tuesday evening's thunderstorms, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) moved about 2,000 border crossers and undocumented immigrants from Floyd Bennett Field to the gymnasium of a Brooklyn high school and held a virtual It is forced into class.
On Tuesday, Adams announced that border crossers and illegal aliens would be removed. moved From Floyd Bennett Field, where they were staying, to the gym at James Madison High School in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood.
School staff were instructed to take important items with them from classrooms and offices when leaving campus on Tuesday.
As a result, James Madison High School Principal Jody Cohen notified Parents, students and faculty complained about having to work virtually Wednesday to accommodate border crossers and undocumented immigrants, and about gyms being turned into migrant shelters.
The first group of immigrants from Floyd Bennett Field arrive at James Madison High School. Madison is a scan school, and students are scanned upon entering the school, but New York City police regulations forced the immigrants to bypass that. A large amount of law enforcement and other agency resources are being poured into… pic.twitter.com/52kWetWRxA
— Congresswoman Inna Vernikov (@InnaVernikov) January 9, 2024
“We are writing an update regarding the activation of James Madison High School as a temporary overnight retreat center as high winds and possible flooding are expected this evening and tomorrow morning,” Cohen said. I have written in a letter posted on the school's website.
To ensure a smooth transition for families temporarily sheltering in the building overnight, Our school buildings will be closed on Wednesday, January 10th and all students will be learning remotely. Students should plan to log on and attend classes from home. For information about digital learning tools, applications, and platforms used in New York City public schools, visit schools.nyc.gov/digitallearning. [Emphasis added]
The following PSAL games will still be held: Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming, and Men's Table Tennis. All practices have been canceled. [Emphasis added]
BREAKING NEWS: The bus is now arriving @JMHSBklyn And unload illegal immigrants. School will be closed tomorrow because illegal immigrants will be sleeping in the school gymnasium. This is shameful! New York City prioritizes illegal aliens over Americans. pic.twitter.com/2jmKXfRTHX https://t.co/ViZiWlqTX5
— TikTok Library (@libsoftiktok) January 9, 2024
Nearly 2,000 migrants are being evacuated by school bus from tents at Floyd Bennett Field to a local high school as they prepare for the storm, which is estimated to have winds of more than 110 mph. January 9, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
Immigrants leave tents at Floyd Bennett Field to board school buses to local high schools in anticipation of a storm with winds expected to exceed 110 mph in Brooklyn, New York, on January 9, 2024. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
Nearly 2,000 migrants are being evacuated by school bus from tents at Floyd Bennett Field to a local high school as they prepare for the storm, which is estimated to have winds of more than 110 mph. January 9, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
Thomas Sullivan, a Republican running for New York State Assembly, said Adams' move is further evidence that the city's immigration crisis is “unsustainable.”
Approximately 19,000 immigrants from Floyd Bennett Field will be temporarily relocated to James Madison High School
Schools will be closed and students will attend virtual classes
This incident confirms what we've known all along: the camp at Floyd Bennett Field is unsustainable. pic.twitter.com/SsNi41vFty
— Thomas P. Sullivan (@Sully4Assembly) January 9, 2024
Similarly, New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov Posted “Students are being punished and forced to bear the brunt of the immigration crisis,” he wrote on Facebook. [Joe Biden]”
“Tonight, immigrants from Floyd Bennett are in school to weather the storm, so they will be dismissed early today and tomorrow will be fully remote learning. [Eric Adams]. This is unacceptable! Stop now and bring the immigrants to Gracie Manor! ”
Since spring 2022, nearly 200,000 border crossers and undocumented immigrants have arrived in New York City. The Biden administration's mass immigration plan will cost New Yorkers billions of dollars.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Please email jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
