NYC buses first batch of migrants into the suburbs

New York City has begun sending asylum seekers to its suburbs as the city struggles to contend with the volume of new arrivals.

The first busload of asylum-seekers out of the city headed to Orange Lake on Thursday, Politico reported.

NYC Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has insisted the city is unable to contend with the inflow of new arrivals and requires the assistance of the Empire State in addressing the situation.

"We are coordinating, explaining to our colleagues in the state that this is a statewide issue," he said Thursday.

Republicans in the upstate communities to which Adams hopes to relocate migrants have opposed the move, with authorities in Rockland County moving to block a local venue from hosting new arrivals and preparing police.

The new policy comes amid a surge in arrivals and fears of an overwhelming explosion as the Title 42 immigration order expires.

That surge has come in part due to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott busing asylum seekers who arrive in his state to left-wing bastions as part of a bid to highlight the Biden administration's lax approach to border enforcement.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.