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OAN Staff Blake Wolf
11:37 AM – Wednesday, December 4, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently reaffirmed his commitment to collaborate with President-elect Donald Trump in order to address and expel migrant offenders.
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Over the past year, the Democratic mayor has experienced a gradual estrangement from the Democratic Party after criticizing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris regarding the ongoing border situation, suggesting that it could ultimately “devastate New York City” without significant changes.
“I made it clear that I’m not going to be warring with this administration. I’m going to be working with this administration,” Adams expressed on Tuesday.
Adams indicated that he is keen to confer with Trump’s appointed border czar, Tom Homan, to talk about initiatives for deporting illegal residents in New York City.
“We cannot ignore the fact that the American people have communicated to us loudly and clearly that we have a broken system and they want it fixed,” Adams elaborated.
He also cited instances of migrant offenders, including 19-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant Bernardo Castro Mata, accused of shooting two NYPD officers, to further his argument.
“You have a guy on camera shooting at a police officer. I don’t want that person in my city, plain and simple. You have a person who assaults a young woman, released, and goes on to assault another victim. I do not want them in the city,” Adams asserted. “Those who come here to commit crimes, robbing or shooting at police officers, or assaulting innocent individuals, are a threat to our nation.”
Adams’ statements occur in parallel with other Democratic mayors, like Mike Johnston of Denver and Boston’s Michelle Wu, who have firmly pledged to resist Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
“Cancel me! Because I’m going to protect the people of this city and if you come into this country, in this city, and think you’re going to harm innocent New Yorkers and innocent migrants and asylum seekers, you’ve got the wrong mayor,” Adams declared, drawing a decisive line against progressive dissenters.
Furthermore, Adams discussed the significant financial burden of the migrant situation on New York City taxpayers, elaborating that the $6.4 billion allocated for migrants could have been utilized for beneficial social services for local taxpayers, including hiring additional guidance counselors, police officers, or social workers in schools.
“I firmly believe in engaging with those across the political spectrum, sharing ideas,” Adams commented. “I have proposals to tackle this crisis, addressing what the American populace has been requesting: secure our borders, confront those committing violent acts, and ensure that our citizens are safe.”
During a recent podcast, Mayor Adams also supported 26-year-old former Marine Daniel Penny, who was arrested while trying to safeguard bystanders from the threats posed by a “homeless, drug-addicted Michael Jackson impersonator,” Jordan Neely, within a New York City subway. Penny is currently facing trial for “applying a deadly chokehold” on Neely, a known career offender with a history of multiple arrests. Neely was previously apprehended for assaulting a 67-year-old woman exiting the Bowery station in East Village, Manhattan.
This past Saturday, Adams expressed his defense for Penny while appearing on the “Rob Astorino Show.” They briefly discussed the trial, which has drawn significant attention from the public since Penny was charged for Neely’s death on the F train in Manhattan in May 2023.
“Those passengers were in fear. I’ve used the subway system. I understand what it is to struggle with someone as a police officer,” Adams informed the host. “We must examine the entirety of the situation… We’re on the subway and hearing someone [Neely] talk about causing harm or taking lives… There was someone [Penny] on that train responding appropriately, doing what we, as a city facing the need for mental health support, should have done,” the mayor concluded.
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