New Jersey is cracking down on the migrant crisis by ushering asylum seekers towards New York, it has been claimed.
It comes after the state’s Governor, Phil Murphy attempted to rally the mayors to form a unified front.
However, a source close to the situation alleges that: “New Jersey just said, ‘F**k this’.”
“New Jersey Transit cops were waiting for them in Secaucus to show them how to get on the train to New York,” they told the Post.
Witnesses say they have spotted more than 20 migrant buses land with “chaperones” before 1,000 were “guided” across the river by NJ Transit officers.
According to the latest data, 23 buses have dropped off 1,017 asylum seekers in New Jersey with 953 then boarding trains into Manhattan since Saturday.
Mayor of New York, Eric Adams issued an order last week to limit the surge of migrants arriving at the border.
He demanded 32 hours’ notice before the buses arrive in Manhattan.
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In addition, buses may only arrive at one spot on West 41st Street and only between 8.30am and noon.
However, bus companies carried out multiple drop-offs, with hundreds of migrants arriving in unsuspecting New Jersey stations in Secaucus, Fanwood, Edison and Trenton.
They were then guided towards Manhattan-bound trains – which were not covered by Adams’ order.
The arrivals saw huge backlash from Edison Mayor Sam Joshi, who threatened to bus them back to Texas.
New York has seen a huge influx of migrants from the southern border
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City Hall eventually conceded that “there was — of course — no way of knowing where Governor [Greg] Abbott would choose to send migrants before the order was issued,” spokesperson Kayla Mamelak said.
“Which is why our outreach continues to additional localities.”
Adams has urged other nearby municipalities with easy access to New York to join his fight to issue orders limiting the arrival times.
