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Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the escalating migrant crisis in New York City, with Mayor Eric Adams at a breaking point. It details incidents like migrants living in furniture store basements, paying rent, and a migrant crime wave involving organized theft rings. The mayor proposes amending NYC's sanctuary city status to allow NYPD to liaise with ICE for repeat offenders, aiming to address public safety concerns. However, the city council opposes changing the statute. The script captures the strain on the city, with visible signs of migrants struggling to make ends meet, and questions the humanitarian aspect of the situation.
Takeaways
- 🏙️ New York City is facing a severe migrant crisis that Mayor Eric Adams warns could 'doom' the city if unaddressed.
- 🛍️ A furniture store owner in Queens was found housing dozens of migrant men from West Africa in the basements of his stores, creating fire hazards.
- 🚨 A migrant crime wave has emerged, including organized theft rings carrying out robberies and assaults under the orders of a WhatsApp ringleader.
- 🚔 As a sanctuary city, the NYPD cannot easily coordinate with ICE to deport criminal migrants, complicating law enforcement efforts.
- 💰 Migrants are receiving $13 daily debit cards from the city, angering some New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet.
- 🔫 Crimes committed by migrants range from shoplifting to shootings, with many being repeat offenders, including underage teens.
- 🛡️ Mayor Adams has proposed amending the sanctuary city laws to allow NYPD to liaison with ICE for repeat criminal offenders.
- 🔄 Criminal migrant rings are stealing goods in New York, selling them in Florida, and returning, taking advantage of sanctuary policies.
- 🏡 Residents have reported disruptive activities and safety concerns around locations housing large numbers of migrants.
- ❓ Questions are raised about whether New York's approach to the migrant crisis is truly humane for the migrants themselves.
Q & A
What is the main issue being discussed in the video transcript?
-The main issue being discussed is the migrant crisis in New York City and the impact it is having on the city, including the strain on resources, increased criminal activity, and deteriorating quality of life for residents.
What specific incidents involving migrants are mentioned in the transcript?
-Several incidents are mentioned, including migrants living in furniture store basements and paying rent, a migrant crime wave involving moped gangs robbing and stealing, assaults on police officers, a tourist shooting in Times Square, and migrants engaging in shoplifting and selling stolen goods in Florida.
What is the current policy in New York City regarding cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)?
-New York City is a sanctuary city, which means that the NYPD cannot directly cooperate with ICE by sharing information or transferring custody of arrested migrants, even if they are repeat offenders.
What is Mayor Eric Adams proposing to address the migrant crisis?
-Mayor Adams is proposing that New York City amend its sanctuary city policy to allow the NYPD to establish a liaison with the local ICE office. This would enable the NYPD to transfer custody of repeat offenders and criminal migrants to ICE for potential deportation.
How are New Yorkers reacting to the migrant crisis and the city's handling of it?
-According to the transcript, many New Yorkers are getting fed up with the situation and the perceived strain on resources and quality of life. They question the humanitarian aspect of the city's approach and believe that criminal migrants should not be allowed to stay in the city.
What financial assistance is being provided to migrants in New York City?
-The transcript mentions that migrants in New York City are being given $13 per day per person on a debit card, which has drawn criticism from some New Yorkers who struggle with food insecurity.
What safety concerns are raised regarding the living conditions of some migrants?
-The transcript mentions that migrants were found living in furniture store basements with space heaters and extension cords, which the fire department deemed a fire hazard. This led to the shutdown of those locations.
How are migrants reportedly financing their stay in New York City?
-The transcript states that some migrants were paying up to $300 per month to rent spaces in furniture store basements to live in.
What is the significance of the lack of identification and fingerprints for many migrants?
-The transcript mentions that because many migrants crossed the southern border without proper documentation or identification, it makes it difficult for law enforcement to accurately identify and track them, complicating the handling of criminal cases involving migrants.
What is the overall tone of the transcript regarding the migrant crisis in New York City?
-The overall tone of the transcript is one of concern and frustration with the impact of the migrant crisis on New York City, highlighting the strain on resources, increased crime, and deteriorating quality of life for residents. It presents the situation as a complex issue with no easy solutions.
Outlines
😬 New York City's Migrant Crisis and Its Impact
Lisa Evers from Fox 5 New York provides an update on the ongoing migrant crisis in New York City. She discusses various aspects of the crisis, including the discovery of migrants living in furniture store basements, paying rent and facing potentially dangerous living conditions. Evers also highlights the concerns about the growing migrant crime wave, with organized theft rings operating under specific instructions and targeting stores. She mentions instances of assault on police officers, shootings, and the involvement of underage migrants in criminal activities. The sanctuary city status is cited as a contributing factor, as the NYPD cannot easily coordinate with ICE to deport repeat offenders due to legal limitations.
🤔 Mayor Eric Adams' Proposed Solution and New Yorkers' Reactions
Evers explains that Mayor Eric Adams has proposed amending New York City's sanctuary city status to allow NYPD to liaise with local ICE offices and deport repeat offenders among the migrant population. This move aims to address the increasing crime wave and alleviate the burden on New York taxpayers, who currently bear the costs of housing, feeding, and providing benefits to these individuals. While some New Yorkers support the idea, citing concerns about crime and quality of life, others are opposed on political grounds. The city council has rejected the proposal to change the sanctuary city statute. Evers also highlights the visible strain on the city, with migrants selling goods on the streets and carrying babies as they struggle to make ends meet, raising questions about the humanitarian aspect of the current situation.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Migrant crisis
💡Sanctuary city
💡Crime wave
💡Repeat offenders
💡Debit cards
💡Furniture store
💡Quality of life
💡Humanitarian
💡Stalemate
💡Spillover effect
Highlights
Dozens of migrants from West Africa found living in the basements of furniture stores in Queens and the Bronx, with mattresses on the floor, space heaters, and extension cords, posing a fire hazard.
Over 100 men found living in these furniture store basements, with some reportedly paying up to $300 a month.
A migrant crime wave has been experienced in New York City, with organized moped rings committing robberies and assaults based on orders received over WhatsApp.
Due to New York City being a sanctuary city, the NYPD cannot directly hand over arrested migrants to ICE, even if they are repeat offenders.
Mayor Eric Adams proposed amending the sanctuary city status to enable a liaison with ICE, allowing the NYPD to transfer repeat offenders to ICE for potential deportation.
Migrants were given $13 per day debit cards, which angered some New Yorkers struggling with food insecurity and high living costs.
Crimes committed by migrants include assaults on police officers, a shooting of a tourist in Times Square, and involvement of underage migrants in crime rings.
Metal detectors were installed at a migrant shelter on Randall's Island due to numerous problems occurring there.
Lack of identification and fingerprints for migrants crossing the southern border made it challenging for the police to identify offenders.
Criminal migrant rings were stealing goods from stores, transporting them to Florida for resale, and returning to New York to avoid potential deportation in Florida.
The presence of migrants living in furniture stores and engaging in criminal activities has disrupted the quality of life for surrounding neighborhoods and residents.
Concerns were raised about the humanitarian aspect of the situation, with women selling goods on the streets while carrying babies tied to their backs.
Many New Yorkers believe that migrants who break the law should not be allowed to stay in the city, as they are repeat offenders.
The mayor is facing a stalemate with the city council over amending the sanctuary city status to enable cooperation with ICE for repeat offenders.
The strain of the migrant crisis is visible across the city, with concerns about the cost to taxpayers for housing and providing benefits to migrants arrested for crimes.
Transcripts
live now from Fox in a
Francine. I want to give you
all another live look out
in New York City 1 because
it's a beautiful Skyline
shot 1 of my favorite
in the US, but also as we
are discussing the very
latest of border security
we also need to talk
about the migrant crisis.
joining us live this
morning to further explain
is Fox 5, New York's Lisa
Evers Lisa. We always
appreciate you joining us
here on live now. I know
this time last week we
were just discussing
those. uh debit cards that
were being given to the
migrants and then uh
recently finding out this
week, uh about those
migrants that were living.
in those stores allegedly
paying rent, Uh, what
are you hearing on your
end? Well Gina a lot of
things and it's just it
seems now as if almost
every day or every other
day. there are more stories
coming out about this
spillover effect of this
migrant crisis. which new New
York city mayor Eric Adams
said would actually Doom
the city. at some point.
That's probably the most
dismal thing. He's ever
had to say about this but
in terms of the furniture
store, uh, there was a
Furniture There is a
furniture store owner in
Queens he is immigrated
here from Sagal. about uh,
10 years ago. he had
dozens of Migrant men from
West Africa. in his
basement sleeping on cats
sleeping on mattresses and
the floor of his basement.
um the basement of the
furniture store their then
it turns out that in the
Bronx he also owned another
store and he had the similar
situation these mattresses
and remember it's cold
here in New York right
now. We're in the middle of
winter. There's space
heaters, which are very
dangerous and we're extension
cords. all types of things
Which the fire department
felt was a a fire hazard
so they shut down both
of those locations. We're
talking talking over. a
hundred men. Um at least
like at least 45 beds about
70 men in each location.
and some of them
reportedly were paying up
to $300 a month just to
have a place to sleep Now.
what's happened this week
is you're showing the video
of the migrant crime wave
that we've been
experiencing here in
New York. and this it's
just reached up.
It's reached a point where
people are saying this has
gone too far. It's it's
very organized as you see
with the the video right
there with the moped the
moped ring they had.
62 incidents. They were being
given orders by a man over.
WhatsApp of what to Rob
and what to steal you see
them stealing bags. They
were stealing phones. and
some of them have were
already arrested but here's
the problem once they're
arrested the NYPD. because
New York City is a
sanctuary city has no
liaison with ice. Yes Ice
is very active here in
the New York area as
you can imagine. they could
not just pick up the phone
as you would in many other
cities in the United
States and say hey we just
arrested a guy for assault.
We just arrested the guy
for a a robbery. He's been
charged we want to turn him
over to you. He's also a
repeat offender, which
has been the other uh sore
point to many New Yorkers.
law-abiding New Yorkers here.
Uh, we want to turn them
over to you. but they
can't do that in New York.
because New York City
because it's a sanctuary
City. the mayor mayor Adams
in the past has been very
proud of the fact that
this is, New York. we can
accommodate anybody we can
take in anybody. early on
in the migrant crisis. He
said come here come to
New York. We'll take care
of you and New Yorkers quite
frankly are getting fed up
with it. We had as you
mentioned last week
that $13. a day per person. a
debit card is being
given to the migrants many
New Yorkers who are having
those stand online at food
banks every week are saying
wait a minute. What about
us That would certainly go
a long way to helping other?
What's with our groceries?
We're working. We're trying
to make ends meet here,
but in terms of the crime
wave we've seen them We've
seen assaults on police
officers. we've seen. uh
shooting of a a tourist in
Time Square. Um some of
these are underage migrants.
They're teens part of these
rings that they're being.
uh groomed into and they're
being uh groomed into by
various means we've seen
other types of crimes going
on the the migrant shelter
Men Shelter on Randall's
Island. They just decided
this week that they would
put in metal detectors there
because there have been
so many problems at that
particular location. So
it's just been it's been 1
thing after another complete
disregard for the law and
a lot of times they felt
like, lot of times they
felt like okay if they
were wearing masks if they
were wearing hoodies if they
had their faces covered there
was very little way uh,
very little way to
identify them and because
they came across the
border basically the
southern border of the
United States. southern
border of the United
States the southwestern
border. They CA they came
across there's no
fingerprints. There's no type
of ID. There's no type of
um, any type of
identification like that.
So the police have really
had to do a lot of extra
work to just even try to
figure out who are these
individuals so they arrest
them they indict
them, but they can't if it's
a numb if it's it's a not
a bail eligible crime which
some of these believe it
or not still are not in New
York City in New York
state. they have they
have nowhere to put them.
or send them because we
are a sanctuary City. so
this week Mary Adams said
listen. I think it's time. I
love the concept of a
sanctuary City. I'm not
saying end it I'm saying.
amend it and he proposed
to the city council. that
they have a liaison with
the local. ice office here.
so that if there are Please
repeat offenders which many
of them are even the young
ones. the underage ones. is
if have a liaison with ice
on these repeat offenders
have a way so that NYPD
can just pick up the
phone. and and or send an
email and say listen we
have these guys here
They're at such and such a
Precinct Can you please
come pick them up? ice
comes and picks them up as
they do. in other cities.
and then boom that's it.
They're out of New York. New
York taxpayers, which are
are people are just going
crazy over the amount of
taxes here. that people
have to pay how expensive
everything is. New York
Taxpayers don't have to
pay. to house that person.
in a city or county jail.
uh feed them housed them
and continue to give them
whatever. uh, benefits
package they have as
migrants. and they can be
they can be gone some of
them might come back, but
they will definitely be
gone for a period of time
but more importantly the
message will be sent
wherever they came from.
the crime is not being
tolerated. what we have
now Gina is we have Criminal
criminal rings they're
actually going into stores
with specific orders of
what they need to steal.
shoplifting it. then getting
on buses taking it down
to, Florida. selling it in
Florida and then coming
back here in New York.
They don't dare stay in
Florida because they don't
know if they get caught for
these types of crimes. these
armed robberies and these
assaults and these
Personnel jeans and phone
snatching. and chain
snatching. and Florida.
They're going to end up in
jail and they're going to
end up deported because
they will have a a liaison
with ice to
send them back. So it's
it's just the it's just
every day There it seems
there is just another
development. of the of
signs of just how.
impactful this migrant
crisis has been in
New York City. and what
it's doing to the Daily
quality of life and it's
not even you know, yes we've
seen some of the
neighborhoods you talk about
the furniture store.
Well that impacted the
residents that how did the
authorities find out about
it in Queens. There's
millions of people in
Queens. they found out about
it because of all of the
activity people living
next door people living
in the neighborhood. saying,
their their men coming and
going dozens of men coming
and going day and night
There's a lot of activity
in the Bronx a lot of
these they saw same thing
with a lot of ebikes
parked out front. They're
like, wait a minute. What
are they doing here at
1:00 2:00 in the morning.
coming and going a lot of
noise a lot of disruption
not to mention the safety
issues and Gina as you
know, we've been having
to big crisis here just
with these ebike battery
fires, so there there's a
lot of concerns here and
it's just the mayor seem to
be at his Breaking Point.
City Council saying no way
We're not changing the
sanctuary City. uh statute on
political grounds a lot of
New Yorkers just general
public. talking about this
saying, something has to be
done because it is just
deteriorating and you know,
you know, it's not even a
question of what
neighborhood or if you're
living in a certain
neighborhood This is
visible. the signs of
strain are everywhere in
the city. you stop at a
stoplight and you'll see a
woman a woman selling candy
bars or selling
fruit or selling. bottles of
water a lot of them have
little babies. I mean
babies that are not even a
year old. tied to their
backs as they're trying to
make ends meet here. So
what? are we really talking
about Is this really
humanitarian? Is this is
this a humanitarian way for
us to even treat
individuals like that? So
a lot of questions being
raised about this Janna,
but the big thing people
have just after the debit
cards and just seeing the
crime and then knowing that
a lot of the people these
people committing the
crime. are repeat
offenders. the mayor goes
they don't deserve to be
in our city and a lot of
New Yorkers are saying
that's common sense.
They're breaking the law.
They shouldn't be here
in the first place. But if
they are here breaking the
law they definitely should
not be allowed to stay so
it looks like it's
going to be another
stalemate for the male the
mayor moving forward on
this 1 Gina. Lisa Evers
with Fox 5 New York we
always appreciate your
expertise in dialogue.
Thank you so much for joining
us this morning on live
now from Fox to give us
all as the latest
developments of the migrant
crisis issue. Enjoy the
rest of your day.
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