NYC Mayor Adams announces order to limit bus arrivals of migrants into the city

Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order on Wednesday, requesting that buses transporting migrants into the city arrive only between 8:30 a.m. and noon on weekdays at one drop off site. 

"We cannot allow buses with people needing our help to arrive without warning at any hour of day and night," Adams said during a virtual news conference. "This not only prevents us from providing assistance in an orderly way, it puts those who have already suffered so much in danger."

A bus must also give 32 hours of notice before arrival, according to NBC New York. 

Adams held a virtual media briefing with fellow Democrat mayors Brandon Johnson (Chicago) and Mike Johnston (Denver) to discuss the crisis. 

“We have reached a critical point in this mission that absent real, significant intervention immediately, our local economies are not designed and built to respond to this type of crisis," Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said. "We are literally building a system as we go along."

Over 110,000 illegal immigrants have arrived in New York City this year, forcing Adams to secure housing for each due to the city's right-to-shelter mandate. 

Adams has previously stated that the city could not handle the amount of people arriving and has reached out to President Joe Biden and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for assistance.