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Eric Adams: “We're starting to close shelters. Floyd Benefield may be one…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams Discusses Border Security and Immigration Policies with CBS News New York

Published | Video Starts at 11:37

People said we were inhumane. No, being inhumane is allowing someone to grow up in a shelter. That's inhumane. We allow people to take the next steps on their journey. And so We're starting to close shelters. Floyd Benefield may be one of those. We're looking at scenario to figure out what we're going to do as we manage the last few migrants and asylum seekers that we have. (11:37–11:41)

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