New York authorities want to place illegal immigrants on cruise ships

Homeless shelters in New York are so overwhelmed with migrants from the south that Mayor Eric Adams is considering using cruise ships as temporary housing for them, reports New York Post.

“We checked everything from the legality of using the cruise ship for temporary accommodation,” he said. “We will look at all options to see how we can deal with this.”

Adams made the offer just hours before it was announced that a record nine busloads of migrants had arrived in the city. To New York them sends Gov. Gregg Abbott of Texas, so he hopes to get the heads of the Democratic states to recognize the existence of an immigration crisis to support the idea of ​​​​closing the border.

Each bus usually carries between 40 and 50 migrants.

This influx is wreaking havoc on New York City's shelter system. Full-time facilities are on the brink of collapse. There are 23 emergency shelters in the city, but there are not enough beds.

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Cruise ships could help, Adams said. They were once an alternative that the Mike Bloomberg administration was considering during the then migration surge.

Adams did not reveal any further details regarding potential floating shelters. But he criticized the federal policy that bans migrants from working in the US until they receive a work permit.

“You can come here, but you won't be allowed to work. It's incredible,” Adams said. He also noted the lack of labor in various sectors, including food, health and transit.

“We need to look and understand what we are facing. We, the government, have to take care of them,” he said.

On September 16, US Senator J. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) proposed relocating newly arrived migrants to cities in upstate New York that are struggling with labor shortages. It can also provide municipalities with significant federal funding.