Mayor Adams Cancels Border Visit Over Safety Concerns

The trip was intended to address New York City's migrant housing crisis amid an influx of over 180,000 migrants.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams cancels his planned trip to the southern U.S.-Mexico border due to safety concerns flagged by the U.S. State Department.
Adams was scheduled to visit Brownsville and McAllen, Texas, and had plans to meet with U.S. immigration leaders to discuss New York City's migrant housing crisis.
The cancellation comes amid efforts to address the influx of over 180,000 migrants into New York City since spring 2022, leading to a strain on the city's emergency shelter system.
City officials and human rights advocates recently reached an agreement to suspend the city's 'right to shelter' policy for adult immigrants, allowing shelter stays beyond 30 days on a case-by-case basis.
Adams has previously visited the border and Latin America to address immigration issues and has called for national collaboration to tackle the migrant crisis.