NYC Mayor Adams Says He Can’t Get Meeting With Biden Amid Migrant Crisis: ‘It Baffles Me’

Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday complained that he has been unable to obtain a meeting with President Joe Biden amid the surge in migrants his city is experiencing.

During a press conference, the mayor said he has not met with Biden since 2022.

"It baffles me. You know, New York City is the economic engine of the state and the country," Adams said. "I am really pleased that we are now getting a chorus of other cities that are joining us, who are now part of our coalition."

Adams has traveled to Washington, D.C., several times to meet with members of the Biden administration about the surge in migrants. His request for supplemental funding to aid the city in processing migrants was joined by other Democratic mayors in November, including Los Angeles' Karen Bass and Chicago's Brandon Johnson.

Adams has predicted that the cost of providing housing and services to New York City's migrant population, which includes roughly 126,000 asylum seekers who have arrived since last spring, could cost the city more than $12 billion in the next three years.