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EL PASO, TEXAS — New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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migrants border firsthand, witnessing many people sleeping on the
street in El Paso and getting a look at an area where asylum
Ex-Gov. Paterson praises
Adams for pushing Biden on seekers are known to cross into the US.
migrant crisis
Adams was greeted Saturday night by El Paso Mayor Oscar Gut-wrenching video shows plane
seconds before terrifying crash that
Mayor Adams to tour migrant Leeser, who took his fellow Democrat on an impromptu visit killed at least 68
shelters, visit southern border to parts of the city strained by the recent migrant surge amid
during El Paso jaunt
the expected expiration of Title 42, according to pictures
shared by Adams’ press secretary Fabien Levy.
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spotted on tiny ‘boat’ Hizzoner was photographed inspecting a chain link fence at
the US-Mexico border and touring areas of El Paso where
Border Patrol agents near El migrants have been sleeping on the street as the shelter
Paso intercept dozens of human
smuggling schemes system for asylum seekers reached capacity. His tour was
facilitated by the National Guard, sources told The Post.

The mayor left his hotel at 8 a.m. Sunday with a six-car

motorcade and police escort meeting before arriving at El Paso City hall to meet with local officials.

Adams, Leeser and city officials discussed how to “band together to call on the federal government to take The 50 best Valentine's Day gifts on
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look at the border crisis Sunday. Lawrence

Adams’ visit came days after he projected the migrant crisis would cost New York City as much as $2
billion — twice what he had initially estimated.
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He had called on federal and state lawmakers to help foot the bill for efforts to house migrants in his
sanctuary city. More than 39,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the Big Apple since the spring.

The mayor said Friday the city’s shelter system was at “its breaking point” and asked Albany to shelter
500 migrants as it planned to appeal to Gov. Kathy Hochul for an “emergency mutual aid request”

Adams had also demanded that the feds offset the cost of the city’s shelter initiative, seeking $1 billion in
FEMA reimbursement and as part of a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last month.

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Adams and Leeser peer through a fence at the border.

“That money comes from our schools. It comes from our public safety, our hospitals, our infrastructure, our
ACS services, those are our tax dollars that it’s coming from and we got to see an impact in every service
we have in the city,” Adams said Friday during a Caribbean Power Jam Radio interview.

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“And that is just inhumane on the part of the national government. And I really believe it’s irresponsible,
that we have not had a real national response to what’s happening at our border,” he added.

New York City was currently housing about 26,700 migrants with an average of 400 new arrivals every
day last week, according to recent statements by the mayor and statistics released by City Hall on
Wednesday.

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No Nonsense Latino
1 hour ago
Yo Eric. All the indicators show that you’re nowhere near fit to be mayor of New York. Too big a
ob for you. By the way, it’s become more and more obvious that elections indeed have

Reply 29 Share

Daisy
1 hour ago
well said!
Reply 9 Share

ErrantBelle
23 minutes ago

It's become more obvious we need legitimate elections

Not mail in fraudfests

Reply 2 Share

JimRules!
20 minutes ago

Because Donnie LYING COCKROACH said it was a fraudfest? Did you know that he
ails in his Ballot too? Or does that not bother you because he is RICH and its ok
them to do that?

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LiS Wright
47 minutes ago

Who do you suggest? Funny, voters always say the current mayor isn't up to the job but
never name somebody who will be....how about you?

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Tina Kelly 32806

19 minutes ago
Give them some food & clothes. Then put them on a bus to Austin. Preferably Gov.
home. End of discussion.
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John Gallant
2 hours ago

I thought that "first hand look" was being delivered direct to him in NYC.

Reply 26 Share

RobJ
1 hour ago

He is not looking at that, he knows about it, he thinks Texas, and El Paso specifically are
to do him in. Now he knows that Texas is much

worse off than he is! You hear what he says it is costing NYC, how much do you think it is
El Paso Texas? Or the Rest of the State of Texas!

He and ...

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John Gallant
1 hour ago

With Mayor Adams leading the charge? Don't hold your breath.

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KGuroo
1 hour ago

Look at what it is costing the entire USA!!!! K

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BigD3
55 minutes ago

The Democrat mayor of El Paso, Oscar Leeser was sending hundreds of illegals a
eek to NYC and Chicago before being called out for doing it along with Texas Gov.
and Florida Gov. DeSantis He and Adams had a deal so Adams had first
knowledge long before this photo op trip.

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JimRules!
42 minutes ago

John Gallant the guy that said Journey was a GLITTER band....

Mr NON Rock-n-roll.

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tuckermac
2 hours ago

Hats off to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Maybe on his way home he will stop and let
know everything he didn't want to see w/ he was there.

Reply 24 Share

No Nonsense Latino
2 hours ago
Riiiight! They’re both democrats. They protect each other.
Reply 20 Share

Klammer
2 hours ago

I could have saved us all a huge chunk of tax dollars by bring Adams to Bensonhurst and show
im what the the border looks like, and perhaps while he was here he could fix a pot hole or
.

Reply 23 Share

Art
2 hours ago

Thank you Mayor Adams! Only when other states bus their homeless to you, you start caring!
hat a generous person! You sure improved the subway system, some grandmas only got
twice this year! Violent crime is up, robberies are up, there was just a mass shooting
your new years party was ...

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Chip Cyplik
1 hour ago

What can Adams do to fix the border problem? Nothing. Just another photo op by the Mayor.

Reply 12 Share

Aquinas
1 hour ago

The mayor of a crumbling city in crisis flies 2,000 miles to see another city in crisis.

Emblematic of every democrat alive.

Reply 19 Share

Equality over Equity

1 hour ago
He's delusional just like DeBlasio.
This is a campaign trip. He thinks he can run for President. Gavin Newsom made a trip to
border as well.
Reply 9 Share

Mets5
2 hours ago

He's getting a real good look at the El Paso nightclub scene.

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No Nonsense Latino
2 hours ago
Such a waste of time! Why doesn’t he just call Brandon and complain about the problem? Oh, I
now. The “Big Guy” won’t pick up the phone. Or return his calls. He’s too busy trying to locate
top-secret documents.
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Chris Morisette
2 hours ago

Or.... why not stop illegal immigration.

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John Smith
1 hour ago

What's the point of the visit? Who would you complain to for change? Biden Harris? Schumer...
adler...Jeffries...Cortez + most in NYC. They're all on board with it. It's like we have the
country in the history of the planet (warts and all)....so let's destroy it.

Reply 5 Share

Thomas McTear
1 hour ago

He's a . While low class American citizens suffer in NYC, he's housing illegal's in 4 star

What a waste of taxpayers money, for this to go to the border...

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Mets5
1 hour ago

Only one thing left to do: Revoke NYC's sanctuary city status.

I hope this BLACK mayor and other BLACK politicians realize that with every hispanic
mmigrant, the black political influence in America and NYC fades. The Mayor Tyrone's of
will soon become Mayor Jose's. Al Sharpton/Jesse Jacks...

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DrJ
1 hour ago

Shhhhh! Don't tell them.

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LiS Wright
48 minutes ago

What people don't understand is this. The Fed Govt has abdicated its responsibility onto the
ocal govts. The govt shut down mental institutions, threw the mentally ill out into the streets.
its on the cities to take care of them. The same with the border. The cities are given the
of ...

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Hostage in Commiefornia
3 minutes ago

But then, when local gov'ts try to address the issue (a la "boxcar border wall") the Feds
the local gov'ts to stop addressing the issue the Feds ignore. Corruption runs deep.

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Peter Evans Conley

1 hour ago

What a waste of NY taxpayer money to have NYC Mayor down at border. As long as
iden/powerbrokers in DC actively encourage millions to come in, no local mayor has any say.
a pr stunt, nothing more.

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Beachhawk
1 hour ago
That is a big step in the right direction. Now, let’s see how he follows through. My guess is he’ll
et a quiet phone call from the White House staff and quickly lose interest in the border. We’ll
if he’s grown a pair in a day or two.

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It's Kate
1 hour ago

Not going to happen. Everything he does is a press conference and a photo op and then it

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John Gallant
1 hour ago

I wonder why there aren't a lot more blue city mayors crowding Old El Paso while the coast is
lear? If they wait too long, the 'migrants' will once again infiltrate and occupy all available

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RRD
1 hour ago

After visiting the homeless camps at the end of the day, Adams asked El Paso Mayor Oscar
to chauffeur him to the best nightclub.

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It's Kate
1 hour ago

TOTAL JOKE! He travelled to Texas to have his photo taken staring at a chain link fence?

Reply 4 Share

Hook ‘Em Domers

26 minutes ago

He’s already seen more than Biden did. Amazing the motivation when you’re accountable.

Reply 1 Share

S C
2 hours ago
guess he cares now that it's on his doorstep in NYC. FINALLY!
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tobaccokid
1 hour ago

Seems every jacket that Adams wears always has some kind of identify info.

At the border why does he need a jacket that says, "NYC Mayor". Who there cares ?

He must have a desperate need to be noticed. Probably why he spends so much time working
getting invites to parties, restaurants, etc.

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John Gallant
1 hour ago

Y'know, it's almost as if Eric was steppin' and fetchin' for 'Sloe Joe' Biden...

Reply 2 Share

Beelzel
47 minutes ago

Adams walking around with "NYC Mayor" reminds me of Mel Brooks with "GOV" on his in
Saddles. Not the similar wording ... just the competence of both

Reply 1 Share

Big City O
49 minutes ago

For everybody who voted for Adams here's your Mayor dealing non city issues thousands of
from NYC

Reply 1 Share

Corned Beef Deluxe

40 minutes ago

Notice they all go to El Paso because it has a far left Democrat for a Mayor.

Reply 1 Share

Dolchito Gonzales
1 hour ago
Why did mayor and city council clean up for Biden13?

SHAME ON THE EL PASO VOTER, YOU ARE THE EPITOME OF INSANITY!!! WHAT YOU
OTE AT THE LOCAL LE EL AFFECT TEXAS AND THE USA!!!!!

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upset new yorker

1 hour ago

maybe he should travel the globe and learn how to govern. what a freaking joke!

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