That means inevitably more will be sent to New York in need of temporary shelter and other services. That has Mayor Adams asking for a new round of Federal and state help. In addition, Oscar Leeser, the mayor of El Paso, Texas is declaring a state of emergency.
"I really believe that today our asylum seekers are not safe as we have hundreds and hundreds on the streets," Leeser said.
Title 42 cited the pandemic which resulted in the expulsion of more than 2 million asylum seekers since 2020. Last week a U.S. Court of appeals panel in Washington blocked a challenge from the 19 Republican-led states to the rule's expiration date of December 21, leaving border communities looking at their options.
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