NYC Starts Offering Illegal Immigrants One-Way Plane Tickets out of Town

The decision to transport illegal immigrants to destinations of their choosing is similar to what Texas has been doing since last spring.
NYC Starts Offering Illegal Immigrants One-Way Plane Tickets out of Town
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a press conference during his trip to Ecuador, on Oct. 6, 2023. Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
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New York City has started giving out one-way airplane tickets to illegal immigrants who wish to leave, a move denounced by progressive politicians as “human trafficking” and “un-American” when carried out by Republican governors of border states on the frontlines of the illegal immigration crisis.

The city, struggling to house and care for more than 130,000 illegal immigrants who arrived since last April, is now directing those ejected from their shelters to a “reticketing center,” established for the sole purpose of arranging their transportation out of New York.