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As the U.S. braces for the end of Title 42, New York City is reportedly considering closing down some city streets to temporarily shelter migrants after running out of available housing for asylum seekers.

A memo, obtained by CBS2, reveals NYC officials are reviewing plans to block off large sections of the street to aid the thousands of migrants seeking shelter in New York.

The memo suggested placing shipping containers or foldable tiny homes of 420 square feet in the streets to house the homeless migrants who arrive in the city, according to CBS2.

"Being on the street bed would provide access to water, sewer and electricity and could then support trailers or modular/prefabricated housing," the confidential memo reportedly said.

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent talks with asylum-seekers waiting between the double fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, May 8, 2023, in San Diego. The migrants wait between the fences to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents. (Denis Poroy)

Mohamed Ahmed, CEO and co-founder of Hapi Homes, told CBS2 he has been in contact with the city about supplying tiny homes for the project.

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"We currently have a model, currently right now it's 420 square feet. It's a two-bedroom, and it's a foldable unit that can be deployed on site," Ahmed told the outlet.

The office of Mayor Eric Adams did not say whether the city would move forward with the reported plan outlined in the memo, but it did tell Fox News Digital that officials were considering all options.

The mayor's office told Fox that the city reached its limit for available temporary migrant housing, forcing them to use unconventional measures in order to deal with the situation.

"Weve been clear that the burden of caring for asylum seekers shouldnt fall on any one city alone. We have reached our limit of new shelters that we can open right now, and we currently have no other option but to temporarily house recent arrivals in gyms," Fabien Levy, press secretary to Adams, told Fox News Digital Wednesday.

An aerial view of migrants wait to cross the Rio Bravo into the United States before the Title 42 policy, which allows for the immediate expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country, comes to an end, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on May 8, 2023. (Christian Torres Chavez/Anadolu Agency)

The new migrant housing considerations come as Title 42, the pandemic-era policy used to manage the border crisis by allowing the immediate expulsion of migrants from the U.S. for public health reasons, is set to expire on May 11.

"With Title 42 set to be lifted this week, we expect more to arrive in our city daily," Levy said, calling for federal support to deal with the situation. "We are considering a multitude of options, but, as weve been saying for a year, we desperately need federal and state support to manage this crisis."

Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., declared a state of emergency Tuesday evening ahead of the Trump-era policy's expiration, after already dealing with the 60,000 migrants who arrived in NYC from the southern border.

Counties in the New York suburbs, such as Orange County and Rockland counties, also declared a state of emergency after hearing of state Democrat plans to bus migrants to upstate counties across the Empire State.

"We're closely monitoring the situation as the lifting ofTitle42approaches. We've already seen a massive increase of asylum seekers arriving in recent days and seeing over 500 asylum seekers entering our care on some days," Levy said in a statement to Fox.

Migrants cross a barbed-wire barrier into the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The U.S. is preparing for the Thursday, May 11 end of the Title 42 policy, linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants seeking asylum. (Christian Chavez)

On top of struggling to house the multitude of migrants seeking asylum in the state under their "right to shelter" law, immigration appointments in New York are reportedly booked out until 2033, meaning many migrants may not see an immigration judge to discuss their stay for another a decade.

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"Its a little concerning that some of them have to wait to 2033 just to appear before you, and then they have to get another two to three years before they even go to an immigration judge," Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, recently said during an immigration hearing.

According to sources at the Customs and Border Protection, officials are apprehending about 10,000 illegal migrants daily, but are expecting even larger numbers in the coming days.

Fox News' Bill Melugin and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed

While most of the mainstream media has chosen to ignore the travesty thats occurring out our Southern Border, Guy Relford is reminded about the language the founding fathers and what they meant by a well regulated militia. Not only are arms necessary for our own self-defense, but they are also necessary for the survival of a free state and its citizens.

The founding fathers would say, why dont we call out the militia? Why dont we do whats necessary to protect the security of this State?

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The Archbishop of Canterbury argues against the Illegal Migration Bill, but Lord Howard backs it.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has attacked the government's migration plans, saying they risked "great damage" to the UK's reputation.

Justin Welby said the Illegal Migration Bill would not stop small boat crossings, and it failed in "our moral responsibility" towards refugees.

He was speaking as the bill began what is expected to be a rocky passage through the House of Lords.

But Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick urged peers to back the legislation.

Adding that the archbishop was "wrong" in his criticism, he said: "There is nothing moral about allowing the pernicious trade of people smugglers to continue.

"I want to see that stopped, and this bill is the only way to do that," he told BBC Radio 4's World at One.

He added that critics of the bill, including opposition parties, had not suggested "any viable alternatives" to stop journeys across the Channel.

The archbishop's pointed intervention came during a lengthy, highly charged debate about the bill in the Lords on Wednesday.

The legislation cleared its first parliamentary hurdle in the Lords after a Liberal Democrat bid to block it was rejected by 179 votes to 76.

The bill, unveiled in March, is a key part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to "stop" small boats crossing the English Channel - which he has made a priority ahead of the next general election.

It will place a legal duty on the home secretary to detain and remove those arriving in the UK illegally, to Rwanda or another "safe" third country.

This has prompted outrage from opposition parties and charities, which argue the bill is unworkable and could breach international law.

'Short-term fix'

The archbishop, one of nearly 90 peers who have put their names down to speak in the debate, told the Lords the bill "fails utterly" to take long-term view of the migration challenges around the world.

Although he conceded existing international law was in need of updating, he said the bill represented a "dramatic departure" from existing conventions and would undermine international co-operation on the issue.

Describing the bill as a "short-term fix," he said it "risks great damage to the UK's interests and reputation, at home and abroad".

He added it was "morally unacceptable and politically impractical" for the UK to let the poorest countries deal with asylum seekers when the UK is cutting its international aid spending.

Baroness Helic, a former adviser to William Hague when he was foreign secretary, described the government's plans to stop small boats as "a race to the bottom".

The baroness, who fled to the UK from war-torn Bosnia at the age of 23, argued the Illegal Migration Bill represented "an outright ban on asylum" and questioned its morality.

But other peers spoke for the bill, including Conservative Lord Forsyth, who said he was "yet to hear" a solution to stop boat crossings from critics of the bill.

He congratulated the archbishop for his "fantastic job" at the Coronation on Saturday, but added that while he agreed with him on spiritual matters, they disagreed on the bill.

He said he agreed it needed further scrutiny, but it was "not reasonable to criticise the government for trying to deal with this problem".

The government made a series of concessions to different sections of the Conservative Party to ease its passage through the Commons last month.

However, senior peers have told the BBC they expect significant opposition in the Lords - where the government does not have a majority.

Although peers did not vote on amendments during the debate, it was their first chance to have a say on the bill.

Lib Dem peer Lord Paddick put forward a rare "motion to decline" that would have blocked the bill from continuing in the Lords, forcing the government to reintroduce it from scratch in the Commons.

But the motion was heavily defeated in the Lords, with peers rejecting it by 179 votes to 76, majority 103.

Lord Paddick said: "This Bill is all pain and no gain. This is a question of principle."

Labour peer Lord Coaker said that although his party was against the bill, the Lib Dem motion was not the best way to oppose it.

He said Labour would do "all we can" to change the bill at a later stage, vowing that the party would not be "cowed" into accepting the verdict of the Commons.

Modern slavery concerns

The government has also faced strong criticism from senior Tories, including former Prime Minister Theresa May and former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, over the potential impact of the bill on victims of modern slavery.

The bill would take away temporary protections against removal from the UK that are currently offered to suspected victims of modern slavery or human trafficking while their case is considered.

Critics say this could deter victims from going to the police.

There has also been concern, including among Conservative MPs, over new powers in the bill to detain children on the suspicion that they are liable for removal.

Ministers have agreed to work with Tory MPs on a time limit for how long unaccompanied children can be detained.

To get the bill through the Commons, ministers also promised to set out new safe and legal routes for asylum seekers, after pressure from backbenchers.

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Twitter owner and billionaire Elon Musk argued that the American public was not fully aware of the border crisis Monday, just days before a Trump-era control policy is scheduled to end.

"I dont think the American public understands that people from all countries are crossing the southern border, as it is so easy to do so," Musk tweeted Monday.

Musk was responding to a video that purportedly showed the Texas Tactical Border Force deployed in advance of the end of Title 42. Former President Trump and his administration used Title 42 to expel hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from various countries to Mexico, but that policy has only days left before it expires.

MIGRANTS SURGE BY US-MEXICO BORDER AHEAD OF TITLE 42 EXPIRATION

Twitter owner and billionaire Elon Musk argued that the American public was not fully aware of the border crisis Monday, just days before a Trump-era border control policy is scheduled to end. (Muhammed Selim Korkutata / Anadolu Agency)

Assuming a court order doesnt interrupt the process, Title 42 will lapse on May 11 at 11:59 pm.

The news has been met with a clear response at the southern border, as tens of thousands of migrants are reportedly surging at the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of Title 42's expiration.

In the Texas border city of El Paso, about 2,200 migrants are currently camped or living on the streets a few blocks from major ports of entry that connect El Paso with the Mexican city of Jurez. The city is prepared to open up shelters next week if needed at two vacant school buildings and a civic center.

Three cities in Texas have declared a state of emergency, including El Paso, Brownsville and Laredo.

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Mayorkas claimed that "[t]he border is not open" during a recent press conference in Brownsville, Texas. (Fox News)

El Paso mayor and Democrat Oscar Leeser is also warning that an "unknown" number of illegal immigrants will cross the border as Title 42 ends.

"We are getting prepared now for the unknown. The unknown is how many people will come here," El Paso mayor Oscar Leeser told reporters this month, according to The New York Times.

"Federal immigration laws are broken, and they didnt break during this administration or the last administration," Leeser said. "We have to figure out where we are heading. There is no light at the end of the tunnel."

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Biden border czar Alejandro Mayorkas has continually defended his part in the border crisis after criticism from Republicans and Democrats.

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Mayorkas said Sunday that illegal immigration is a "decades-long problem" that "hasn't been fixed since the '90s" and also claimed that "[t]he border is not open" during a recent press conference in Brownsville, Texas.

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The decision by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and former Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) to begin busing illegal immigrants to Democrat-run sanctuary cities has been a political masterclass in forcing your opponents to recognize a problem of their own making, and it is now paying dividends for the 2024 elections.

President Joe Biden has dropped New York City Mayor Eric Adams as a campaign surrogate after Adamss repeated criticism of the administrations handling of the border crisis. Adams had been repeatedly asking for federal aid as Texas and Arizona bused illegal immigrants to New York City, very quickly claiming that the city was overwhelmed after receiving a small fraction of what much smaller border towns have been absorbing for years.

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This came to a head last month, when Adams outright said that the president and the White House have failed this city. Adams and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander also took a swipe at Gov. Kathy Hochul and the delays in aid promised by the state budget.

As a result, Adams has been dumped by Biden, with anonymous quotes coming out from the advisory board that Adamss comments are almost certainly what got him the boot and that the relationship has soured. The immigration crisis has put a wedge between Biden and the Democratic mayor of the biggest city in the country, all because Abbott and Ducey made sure that New York City was experiencing a smaller version of what their own border towns have lived through since Biden came to office.

This is the cherry on top of an exercise that exposed Adams, as well as Democrats in Chicago and Washington D.C., as being hypocrites when it comes to sanctuary cities and illegal immigration.

The buses of illegal immigrants have left those cities whining about the strain on their resources, erasing their sanctimonious attitudes toward border states that have endured the brunt of this crisis from the beginning. You can only imagine how much worse the complaining will be with the upcoming surge at the border as Title 42 expires.

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Abbott and Ducey both deserve credit for this move, which could have easily been a weak political stunt if executed poorly.

Instead, by simply asking sanctuary cities to live up to their names, they have caused widespread introspection (or, at the very least, involuntary admissions of failures) among Democrats running these cities. It was an incredible play, and one Republicans should keep in mind as the border crisis prepares to grow even worse.

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