Mayor Eric Adams suddenly pulled out of his planned trip to the U.S. southern border on Saturday over what his office called security concerns.
A spokesperson for the mayor explained Saturday that the trip was off as a result of the potential security risk which the U.S. State Department had flagged. Adams had been invited by Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande, to look at the humanitarian efforts underway at the border and discuss how his administration has handled the influx of more than 184,000 newly arrived migrants, many shipped by bus from the southern border in Texas, over the past two years.
“As Lent draws to a close, our team was excited to stand with faith and humanitarian leaders who have dedicated their lives to serving the most needy among us and we were eager to discuss our work in New York City and explore new ways to collaborate with leaders in cities across the country,” said a City Hall spokesperson on March 23, “but due to safety concerns at one of the cities we were going to visit in Mexico flagged by the U.S. Department of State we have decided to pause this visit at this time.”
