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Eric Adams: “237,000 people [have entered] our city and over 78% of them…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Addresses ICE Detention of Comptroller Brad Lander and Other City Issues on News 12

Published | Video Starts at 02:46

And my job is to get up, look at the resources that this city needs, particularly those who are undocumented. And we've done that. When you look at 237,000 people [have entered] our city and over 78% of them have gone on to the next step of their journey. the number of Know youw Rights forums, we have been doing what Commissioner Castro is doing, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant affairs, what we're doing, the tps, the legal Services, putting money into it. (02:46–02:54)

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Asserts that 237,000 people have entered New York City, with over 78% moving on to the next step.

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