Mayor Eric Adams suddenly pulled out of his planned trip to the U.S. southern border on Saturday over what his office called security concerns.
Mayor Eric Adams cancelled his planned trip to the southern border on Saturday due to what his administration described as “safety concerns” raised by the U.S. State Department.
A spokesperson for the mayor explained Saturday that the trip was off as a result of the potential security risk which the U.S. State Department had flagged. Adams had been invited by Sister Norma Pimentel,, to look at the humanitarian efforts underway at the border and discuss how his administration has handled the influx of more than 184,000 newly arrived migrants, many shipped by bus from the southern border in Texas, over the past two years.
“As Lent draws to a close, our team was excited to stand with faith and humanitarian leaders who have dedicated their lives to serving the most needy among us and we were eager to discuss our work in New York City and explore new ways to collaborate with leaders in cities across the country,” said a City Hall spokesperson on March 23, “but due to safety concerns at one of the cities we were going to visit in Mexico flagged by the U.S.
“We should be really pleased as New Yorkers,” Adams said. “I know this is difficult. I know it’s challenging for all of us. But we stepped up and 180,000 people coming into our city, not to support the shooting from the national government, like we deserve. We stepped up.” But Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition and a sharp critic of the mayor’s migrant policies, alleged the trip was a “PR stunt” intended to distract New Yorkers from the mayor’s myriad legal troubles. Those include a newly detailedworkers threaten to strike if they can’t get approved contract from BRAB
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