Buses with migrants arrive in New Jersey after avoiding restrictions in New York

Several buses with migrants arrived in New Jersey cities, bypassing restrictions imposed last Wednesday by the mayor of New York to contain the migration crisis, as indicated in recent hours by state authorities.

The city of Jersey Cityclose to the Big Apple, indicated on the social network towards New York.

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The events occur after the mayor of New York, the Democrat Eric Adams, will try to limit, with an executive order that imposes notifications and punishments, the arrival of buses with immigrants from other states only on Monday to Friday mornings.

The governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy said Sunday night through a spokesperson for the Politico media outlet, which recorded the arrival of “a handful of buses with migrant families at various railway stations” and considered that the state is being used as a “transit point” to circumvent Adams’ order.

“All or almost all continued their journeys toward their final destination of New York City,” added the spokesperson, who maintained that local and federal authorities are coordinating to resolve the matter.

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According to the Jersey City publication, the buses arrived at the stations Secaucus, Fanwood, Edison and Trentonwhich have train connections about an hour from the Big Apple.

Mayor Adams’ executive order requires charter buses transporting immigrants sent from other states to notify the city 32 hours in advance and, if they fail to do so, It will be considered a misdemeanor, with the possibility of fines, legal action and even confiscation of the vehicles.

According to the latest data from City Hall, More than 161,000 immigrants have arrived in New York since April 2022 and around 68,000 are in the city’s care, which “generated a budget hole” of 12 billion dollars until mid-2025, in Adams’ words.

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In the spring of 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott began sending buses with immigrants to cities with Democratic mayors, first Washington and then New York, to, according to the Republican, distribute the immigration burden facing his state. due to President Joe’s policies. Biden administration.

It also sent immigrants to Boston (Massachusetts), Denver (Colorado), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and Los Angeles (California).

Source: Elcomercio

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