Eric Adams 'hoping' Trump administration will help with migrant crisis in NYC

Embattled Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday expressed hope that the incoming Trump administration would work with him on the influx of illegal immigrants that have flocked to his city, but said he was not in favor of mass deportations. 

Adams has pushed President Joe Biden's administration to provide more funding for sanctuary cities who are dealing with the influx of illegal immigrants who entered the country over the past four years. He has also pushed for tighter border security, that ensures every migrants that enters the U.S. passes a background check.

The liberal mayor indicated on Tuesday that he was open to discussing the influx of illegal immigrants with the new administration, including incoming border czar Tom Homan. Adams also criticized the Biden administration's lack of action on the issue.

“I am willing to sit down with this administration like I tried to sit down with the previous administration in my 10 trips to Washington to say: We have a problem that is overrunning our cities,” Adams said, per Politico. “I’m hoping this administration will hear what I’m saying and listen to some of the ideas that I have been pushing for … close to two years now.”

New York City has received over 210,000 illegal immigrants over the past two years, as of October. 

The mayor said that on top of the funding and tighter border security, he would also like to send the illegal immigrants to places that have a declining population and allow them to work legally.

Adams also noted that it was not surprising that President-elect Donald Trump made electoral progress in New York, since the Biden administration has failed to help with the crisis.

“When I talked about public safety in 2021, it was ignored. When I talked about migrants and asylum seekers in 2023, it was ignored,” he said. “[In] 2021 the top of the issues? Public safety. [In] 2023 the top of the issues for voters? Immigration.”

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.