
New York struggling to accommodate surge in migrants as Texas begins busing them to the city
CNN
More migrants continued arriving in New York City Wednesday, a day after city officials took aim at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing migrants detained at the border to the city as part of his campaign to draw attention to the influx of migrants crossing from Mexico.
New York City officials said intake centers are already overwhelmed with more than 4,000 people since a surge that began in May.
Three buses with approximately 100 migrants from Texas arrived in New York City early Wednesday morning, city officials said. The migrants who arrived Wednesday were from Venezuela and Colombia, said Shaina Coronel, a spokesperson for Manuel Castro, the Commissioner for the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.

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