Mayor Adams tried to greet the last busload of migrants from Texas early on Sunday – but was horrified to find the vast majority had already skipped out, admitting it was likely out of “fear” for the city. “We were led to believe that around 40 people should have been on that bus. Only 14 came down,” said Adams, who The Post captured having heated words with an organizer during the alarming, unexpected 7 a.m. no-show. at the Midtown Port Authority Bus Terminal. About 10 people got off the bus early Sunday, along with at least 50 who have already arrived in New York. Fox News “We have to work together — we’re not on different sides here,” Mayor Eric Adams told a woman who directed the migrants arriving.Lev Radin/Sipa USA The mayor suggested that the most likely reason was “that because of the fear that something will happen to them if they come to this location, people came down earlier.” “And we’re concerned about that because we don’t want people to be separated [just] anywhere,” he said as the few who got off, including small children, were processed and then taken to taxis. The Post filmed Adams having a tentative exchange with a woman who had helped shout commands in Spanish to get the few arrivals off the bus. The asylum seekers are coming from Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott is sending them to Democratic districts. Fox News “We have to work together — we’re not on different sides here, we have to work together,” Adams told the woman — who abruptly turned and walked away. He later complained about a lack of information from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is sending migrants to Democratic districts to ease what he calls a “crisis caused” by “open border policies.” “They don’t inform us when the buses leave. They don’t let us know what the needs of the people on the bus are. They don’t give us any information, so we’re not able to actually deliver the service to people on the road,” complained Adams of Abbott’s team. “We would like to get that information,” he said. The 14 that disembarked at the Port Authority early on Sunday join at least 50 already dispatched to her, with the first bus arriving on Friday. They will be taken to the city’s already overburdened shelters or helped to move elsewhere if they have arranged for somewhere to stay, the mayor said. However, Adams told The Post that he is not interested in asking President Biden or the feds to change border policy and ease the flow. “No. As mayor of New York City, I don’t deal with immigration issues, border issues — I have to provide services to families that are here,” he told The Post. “I’m proud that this is a sanctuary state. And we will continue to do that,” he said. Sunday’s arrivals were ushered into a special processing area staffed by City Hall staff, with “NYC Public Engagement Unit” signs on laptops — and bags of supplies, including boxed meals, ready for the arrivals. The area was strictly off limits from prying eyes as the latest border guards arrived. However, as soon as they left the terminal, a small group of activists greeted them, shouting “refugees are welcome here” and “refugees, welcome to New York”. The first busload of migrants arrived on Friday, days after Adams rejected Abbott’s invitation to visit the southern border to “see first-hand the dire situation” there. Abbott has vowed to continue sending them to New York, which he called an “ideal destination” because of the city’s generous treatment of the homeless. It has also sent more than 6,100 to Washington, D.C., since April, which local leaders say has led to a crisis.
