White House Responds to New York’s Immigration Crisis Plea

While New York is calling for federal help to deal with an illegal immigrant crisis, the Biden White House said its ability to help is limited without congressional action.
White House Responds to New York’s Immigration Crisis Plea
Recently arrived illegal immigrants gather outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York on Aug. 14, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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The White House says its ability to help New York with the state’s illegal immigrant crisis is limited without congressional action.

“Without congressional action, this Administration has been working to build a safe, orderly, and humane immigration system and has worked to identify ways to improve efficiencies and maximize the resources the federal government can provide to communities across the country to support the flow of migrants,” a White House spokesperson said in a statement on Aug. 25 to CNN.