NYC Democrat says cars belonging to migrants were towed from shelter: 'Taxpayers deserve answers'
New York Assemblywoman Jaime Williams, a Democrat, described the urgency of the migrant crisis after capturing video of migrants' vehicles being towed outside a Brooklyn-area shelter.
A New York Democrat says taxpayers deserve answers after she captured and shared "unbelievable" video of cars appearing to belong to migrants being towed outside a Brooklyn shelter.
"It seems like they're having more resources than the average American, so we deserve answers," Assemblywoman Jaime Williams, who represents southeast Brooklyn-area neighborhoods like Marine Park and Canarsie, told "Fox & Friends First" on Monday.
"As soon as the tow trucks arrived on the scene, we saw the migrants running out of the tents, saying that it was the vehicles that had belonged to them. Actually, one of the migrants had a title in his hand. That was just really concerning. Where did they get these vehicles from?"
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At leave five vehicles illegally parked outside Floyd Bennett Field were towed Friday night, according to the New York Post.
In Williams' video, at least two of the vehicles appear to be SUVs while another appears to be a pickup truck.
Williams herself counted five cars and one truck, saying the vehicles did not have license plates.
"Have you gotten any answers as to where these migrants got these vehicles in the first place?" co-host Todd Piro asked.
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"We have not gotten any responses from anyone whatsoever. This morning we will be working on that, but, as of right now, nothing," she replied.
Meanwhile, the city's residents grapple with the costs and chaos of a migrant overflow, prompting New York City Mayor Eric Adams to speak out about the struggles on multiple occasions and slash budgets to deal with related expenses.
"It's an abuse of taxpayers dollars. Every American taxpaying American need to know what's going on. There needs to be more transparency, and let's take it a little bit further with the Biden administration, who have turned a blind eye to this national crisis," Williams continued.
"We have lawlessness happening in New York City and specifically in my district in the southeast side of Brooklyn. So, now myself and our residents have become benefactors of the lawlessness of these migrants."
Piro noted the issue has become more bipartisan, asking Williams if she believes there are enough Democrats taking notice of the issue to exact change in New York.
"I don't think there are enough of us this year, and I don't think people should be looking at what party name is behind the person's name," she responded.
"Specifically myself and Councilwoman Joann Ariola have taken this bipartisan fight, and we have made it ours because it affects everyone in our district, and I don't know why people are afraid to step up to the plate, but we need to do this sooner than later. We owe it to each and every taxpaying American."