The federal government will reimburse New York Metropolis $106 million to assist the town’s continued response to the migrant disaster, Sen. Chuck Schumer. D-N.Y., introduced on X on Thursday.
“NYC will receive a fresh $106M from feds to reimbursement for migrant costs,” Schumer wrote.
Deputy Mayor for Well being and Human Providers Anne Williams-Isom mentioned in a information convention that the $106 million is a delayed portion of a bigger $150 million assist bundle promised final summer season.
“We appreciate the productive collaboration of our federal partners, and we’ll continue to work closely with them so money can be released,” Williams-Isom mentioned. “We will continue to advocate for significantly more support, as well as for comprehensive immigration reform.”
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Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., mentioned New York Metropolis shall be receiving $106 million from the federal authorities to reimburse the town for its efforts amid the surging migrant disaster. (AP Picture/J. Scott Applewhite)
Schumer additionally took a swipe at Republicans whereas asserting the funds, calling for them to cease blocking the “strong, bipartisan border bill.”
“Now Republicans must stop blocking the strong, bipartisan border bill, which can deliver more,” he wrote.
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In accordance with Mayor Eric Adams, the Massive Apple has spent $1.45 billion on aiding migrants within the 2023 fiscal yr.
New York City has rented out whole inns to accommodate a number of the tens of hundreds of migrants who arrived final. Different migrant housing preparations have included cots in colleges and momentary placements in tents, a cruise ship terminal and a former police academy constructing.
Migrants line up in entrance of the historic Roosevelt Lodge in New York Metropolis, which was transformed right into a city-run shelter for brand new arrivals. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Company through Getty Photos)
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Over 140,000 migrants have arrived in NYC since final yr, which has overwhelmed the sanctuary metropolis’s social providers, prompting officers to demand extra assist from the federal authorities.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to Sen. Schumer’s workplace for remark.
