OAN’s Elizabeth Bolbelding
2:35pm – Sunday, March 24, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has postponed a trip to the southern border scheduled for this weekend “due to safety concerns” at one of the locations he was scheduled to visit.
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City officials said one of the sites in Mexico was noted by the U.S. State Department.
Adams had scheduled a meeting in Mexico with Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande, and other leaders to discuss how to address the migrant situation.
He announced a visit to the Texas-Mexico border on Thursday, shortly after large numbers of migrants stormed the border wall in El Paso, Texas.
Adams initially issued a statement on his radio show about his trip to meet with immigration officials from various countries. However, it is currently unclear which cities are at risk.
The full statement from City Hall reads:
“Since spring 2022, more than 184,000 migrants have come to our cities seeking care, and already more than 120,000 people have taken the next step towards self-sufficiency thanks to our hard work. Finding solutions to national problems requires cooperation between nations. Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande and a globally recognized humanitarian We are humbled and grateful that one Sister Norma Pimentel took notice of our efforts and invited us to meet with her and her team south of the border. Lent ends. As we approach New York City, our team is excited to stand shoulder to shoulder with the faith and humanitarian leaders who have dedicated their lives to serving the poorest among us. We were eager to discuss our efforts and explore new ways to collaborate with our leaders.We conduct visits in cities across the country, but the cities we were scheduled to visit in Mexico as designated by the U.S. Department of State Due to safety concerns in one of our countries, we have decided to suspend this trip. We look forward to continuing our partnerships with recognized Latinx leaders and organizations.”
This was to be the second trip of its kind to the Lone Star State, a jaunt south, since the immigration crisis began two years ago.
Additionally, City Hall’s latest effort would have been to put pressure on the Biden administration to take action by drawing national attention to the financial strain that the influx of immigrants is placing on New York City.
Adams last canceled a trip in November, shortly after learning that the FBI had raided the Brooklyn home of his main fundraiser as part of an ongoing investigation into the 2021 mayoral race. was. Adams had canceled a meeting with White House officials in Washington, D.C., about the immigration crisis.
About 185,000 immigrants have arrived in New York City since spring 2022, and about 65,000 of them are in the city’s care.
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