Texas Gov. Greg Abbott criticized over migrant crisis at gala in NYC
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was in New York City for a Republican gala on Thursday, facing criticism over the busing of migrants to sanctuary cities.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was in New York City for a Republican gala on Thursday, facing criticism over the busing of migrants to sanctuary cities.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was in New York City for a Republican gala on Thursday, facing criticism over the busing of migrants to our area. The latest numbers released by Texas officials in March show the state has now transported more than 105,000 migrants to sanctuary cities since 2022, and the topic was front-and-center at Thursday's event. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
CBS New York visited a Girl Scout troop trying to give migrant kids a chance at normal childhood.
CBS New York's Ali Bauman visited a Girl Scout troop trying to give migrant children a chance at normal childhood.
The last straw for the mayor was apparently Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to send buses to New Jersey train stations connecting to New York City to thwart an executive order. CBS New York's Dana Tyler reports.
The last straw for the mayor was apparently Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to send buses to New Jersey train stations connecting to New York City to thwart an executive order.
Government sources say more than 700 of the 978 people brought to Jersey train stations made their way to New York City.
Government sources told CBS New York's Christine Sloan more than 700 of the 978 people brought to New Jersey train stations made their way to New York City.
Mayor Eric Adams is calling on all cities with mass transit hubs to issue executive orders and restrict bus arrivals. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
Adams called Abbott a bully. Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy likened him to the Joker from "The Dark Knight" Batman movie.
Asylum seekers have been sent of late to New Jersey train stations to avoid the mayor's executive order limiting the hours buses of can arrive here. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
New Jersey is now tracking buses arriving to various transit centers and dropping off asylum seekers, who are then taken to New York City via other modes of transportation. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
The executive order will require these charter buses to provide information about the people they are transporting and give 32 hours notice before arriving in the city. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
The executive order will require these charter buses to provide information about the people they are transporting and give 32 hours notice before arriving in the city.
The mayor held a news conference Wednesday afternoon about the humanitarian crisis with a coalition of cities. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
The latest were bused in from Philadelphia on Wednesday after a plane from Texas was diverted due to weather.
The latest were bused in from Philadelphia on Wednesday after a plane from Texas was diverted due to weather. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
Hochul took aim at the man whose response to the crisis was to charter buses and ship people to New York.
Hochul took aim at the man whose response to the crisis was to charter buses and ship people to New York. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The city estimates by the end of 2024, it will have spent $4.3 billion on services for asylum seekers.
The city says now that Gov. Greg Abbott has resumed busing from the Mexico border, New York could seen an additional 1,000 asylum seekers a day.
With more than 59,000 in New York City, Adams says the facts are indisputable.
CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer reports Mayor Eric Adams insists the migrant crisis is about race for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
Southern governors continue to send bus and plane loads of migrants to Northeast cities, like here in New York where Mayor Eric Adams is standing firm that he will not close the borders. CBS2's John Dias has the latest.
The move comes as Republican governors continue sending migrants to Democratic parts of the country.
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