Migrants are now being sent to New York City by PLANE from California – with the Salvation Army footing the bill
- The charity has been helping migrants fly to New York using FEMA money
- Documents shared online showed migrants are taking flights while in the US
- It comes as NYC Mayor Eric Adams has travelled south of the border this week
The Salvation Army has been facilitating the rampant migration of refugees into New York City, funding their efforts using FEMA emergency cash, and adding to the Big Apple’s crisis.
Reports emerged this week the charity has been helping migrants fly into New York City despite the asylum seekers already being inside the United States.
Assistance documentation printed by the organization was shared to X on Wednesday, showing TSA airport staff are handed a note saying the migrants ‘must cross the country,’ where they will await ICE check-ins.
The facilitation of the mass migration comes as over 120,000 asylum seekers have flooded the state, a dynamic that has officials scrambling for solutions while Mayor Eric Adams has warned New York City will be ‘destroyed’ by the crisis.
Documents from the Salvation Army emerged online this week, showing TSA airport staff are handed a note saying the migrants ‘must cross the country’, where they will await ICE check-ins
The account that shared the documents claimed that a plane ticket (pictured) was bought by the Salvation Army for a migrant to travel from California, seemingly with a layover in Denver
Over 120,000 migrants have flooded into New York City, with officials turning to landmark hotels including the Roosevelt Hotel (pictured) as makeshift asylum shelters
Officials said the Roosevelt (pictured in August) has had hundreds of people waiting for a shelter placement, and many are forced to sleep rough as families are given priority housing
Kimberly Carchipulla, center front, looks towards her son Damien’s school on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in New York
The influx of migrants into New York has climbed to around 600 people per day, over double the intake the city saw a year ago.
They have come to New York City since April 2022, which is when the migrant crisis began in the Big Apple. Many of the migrants arrived via the US-Mexico southern border as President Joe Biden’s lax policies have allowed a flood of illegal aliens to enter the country.
Some southern state governors – such as Greg Abbott in Texas and Ron DeSantis in Florida – have sent buses of migrants to northern cities run by Democrats.
New York City officials have grown increasingly irate at the situation, with Adams requesting an end to the longstanding ‘right to shelter’ law this week as he cautioned ‘it is abundantly clear that the status quo cannot continue.’
But while the escalating crisis has caught the ire of New Yorkers, the Salvation Army hasn’t ended its push to shuttle more migrants into the city.
Images of the charity’s documents were posted to X by Viral News NYC, which claimed they were shown the memo by a migrant who just landed in the Big Apple from a flight bought for by the Salvation Army.
The note intended for TSA screeners added there ‘may be an American citizen accompanying’ the migrants ‘as this may be their first time in an airport.’
Further documents shared included other memos for airport staff, including one titled in bold letters: ‘I do not speak English’.
Another included paperwork received from the Salvation Army showing the charity has helped schedule shelter and court appearances for migrants once they are in New York.
Several documents were shared, with one intended for airport staff titled in bold lettering: ‘I do not speak English’. Another included paperwork received from the Salvation Army showing the charity has helped schedule shelter and court appearances for migrants once they are in New York
Hundreds of refugees slept outside the Roosevelt Hotel in August when the historic establishment was transformed into a migrant camp
Many migrants traverse difficult conditions on their way to the US-Mexico border, in hopes of ending up in sanctuary cities such as New York City
Dramatic photos show the moment migrants cross the Rio Grande river from Piedras Negras, Mexico into Eagle Pass, Texas – which has become the epicenter of border crossings in recent times
In a statement to DailyMail.com, the Salvation Army acknowledged their role in the migrant crisis and said their funding of the flights came from FEMA taxpayer provisions.
‘At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, The Salvation Army provides services to migrants released into the country by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency,’ said David Jolley, Director of Communications at The Salvation Army USA.
‘The services are fully funded by federal dollars as part of FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
‘Our EFSP-funded services vary based on instruction and need, but they may include facilitating travel arrangements for migrants to other parts of the country where they claim to have family.
‘We provide these services as part of our calling to meet human needs in the name of Jesus Christ without discrimination.’
The charity’s assistance comes amid fervent opposition to the migrant crisis from city officials, with Adams’ struggle standing in contrast to his previous public posturing where he claimed only a year ago that he was ‘proud’ that New York was taking in the influx.
He added at the time that the city would ‘continue to do that,’ but his deputy mayor Anne Williams-Isom told disgruntled New York residents on Wednesday that there is no sign of this slowing down despite mounting backlash.
‘In recent days, we are seeing a significant surge in arrivals,’ she said at a City Hall briefing on the situation.
‘It is a very frustrating moment for all New Yorkers, as we have been responding to this crisis, managing the inflow – and here we are again seeing spikes in arrival numbers.’
Migrants are streaming into New York City, lining up to enter the Federal Plaza to file with the immigration services on October 2
Adams is seen on Thursday in the city of Puebla, 100 miles south of Mexico City, as he continues his tour focusing on migration
With officials still scrambling for answers and begging migrants to stop flooding into the city, Adams has taken a much-publicized trip south of the border this week to discourage asylum seekers from opting for New York if they make it into the US.
The mayor arrived in Mexico City on Wednesday evening to begin a controversial visit, where he declared that he feels at home in the region because there are already so many Mexicans living in New York City.
Critics have said it is a self-aggrandizing publicity tour and a waste of money – arguing he should instead be in Washington DC and Albany asking for more federal and state support.
On Thursday, Adams traveled to the city of Puebla, 100 miles south of Mexico City, to meet with local leaders.
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