New York City declares state of emergency amid rising influx of asylum seekers

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New York City declares state of emergency amid rising influx of asylum seekers

STORY: New York City declares state of emergency amid rising influx of asylum seekers DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of bus carrying asylum seekers arriving 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIC ADAMS, New York City Mayor 3. various of bus carrying asylum seekers arriving 4. various of New York City STORYLINE: New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to a record-breaking influx of asylum seekers into the city, mostly from the southern border of the United States. An executive order was issued on Friday to formally direct all relevant agencies in the city to coordinate their efforts to respond to the asylum seeker humanitarian crisis and construct humanitarian relief centers on a transitory basis. According to the executive order, the state of emergency shall remain in effect for 30 days and may be extended. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIC ADAMS, New York City Mayor "This is a humanitarian crisis that star

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