NYC Mayor Adams says migrant influx will cost city over $1 billion this fiscal year

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says that the city will fork out more than $1 billion to deal with the enormous surge in migrants the city is currently facing.

He said that of the 61,000 people in the NYC shelter system, one in five are migrants as thousands have arrived either on their own or with the help of buses from Texas — being run by the Democratic mayor of El Paso and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Nine buses were expected to arrive in New York on Saturday filled with migrants from Texas, several others arrived in the city Friday. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

"This is a humanitarian crisis that started with violence and instability in South America, and it is being accelerated by American political dynamics," he said. "Thousands of asylum seekers have been bused into New York City and simply dropped off without notice, coordination or care and more are arriving every day. This crisis is not of our own making, but one that will affect everyone in this city, now and in the months ahead." He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.