New York City’s migrant crisis continued to wreak havoc when a youth soccer game had to be canceled after parents and children did not feel safe when a group of immigrants refused to leave.
The city has welcomed more than 175,000 immigrants and is currently hosting about 67,500, limiting them to a 30-day stay in a shelter to alleviate overflow.
Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has been highly critical of the Biden administration and the influx of migrants into sanctuary cities, referring to the issue as ‘one of the largest humanitarian crises this city has ever experienced.’
The crisis reared its ugly head at the Manhattan Kickers last week, in a game their under-17 team had scheduled with permission at Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem against FA New York.
“I asked them directly to leave and some of them took it into consideration, but then four or five of them said, ‘You know what? Fuck it, we don’t have to leave, we can do whatever.’ we want,” coach Erik Johansson said.
New York City’s migrant crisis continued to wreak havoc when a youth soccer game had to be canceled after parents and children did not feel safe when a group of immigrants refused to leave.
The crisis reared its ugly head at the Manhattan Kickers last week, in a game their under-17 team had scheduled with permission at Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem against FA New York.
The game was scheduled for 5 p.m. on April 14, but was delayed 30 minutes because not even the police could get the migrants to leave.
The immigrants appeared to be mostly from Africa, according to the New York Post.
More than 1,000 immigrants from West African countries gathered ahead of a City Council oversight hearing focused on the experience of black arrivals.
Most attendees were from Haiti, Guinea and West Africa and came to the protest to ask for more help, better shelters and work permits, according to reports.
The police asked to see the permission of the youth teams to use the park field.
“When you arrive with two uniformed teams, a referee and two coaches, usually no one asks to see your permit,” Johansson said.
Once Johansson was finally able to send a copy of the permit to the NYPD, children and parents no longer felt safe enough to use the park.
“Even when the game is over, you don’t know if they’re waiting for you, so even if the police kicked them out, it might not be over.” “So we all agreed that this is too dangerous,” Johansson added.
The game was scheduled for 5 p.m. on April 14, but was delayed 30 minutes because not even the police could get the migrants to leave.
Adams has estimated that New York City will spend $12 billion over the next three years to handle the influx, establishing large-scale emergency shelters, leasing hotels and providing various government services to immigrants.
He says parents and teams have agreed that they do not want to use the park again.
“It’s very frustrating that the kids who refused to follow the rules won. That’s the message the kids got,” said team mother Maud Maron, who called it an example of the growing lawlessness in New York City. York.
Johansson, a Swedish national, said the crisis reminds her of how bad things have gotten in her home country.
“I’ve seen this before, I know how bad it can be,” he said.
Adams has estimated that New York City will spend $12 billion over the next three years to handle the influx, establishing large-scale emergency shelters, leasing hotels and providing various government services to migrants.
However, he has had harsh words about how the Biden administration has left them to deal with the crisis themselves.
“We are exceptionally proud of the dignity and respect we have been able to provide these immigrants, as well as everyone else in our care, but, make no mistake, New York City should never have been left alone to handle this situation.” national humanitarian crisis.’
The city has welcomed more than 175,000 immigrants and is currently hosting about 67,500, limiting them to a 30-day stay in a shelter to alleviate overflow.
DailyMail.com previously reported on the collapse of immigration programs as a result of racial tension between asylum seekers from Latin America and Africa.