By Andy Rose and Celina Tebor, CNN(CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday called the actions of 10 people arrested for blocking and “spewing hateful words” at a bus carrying migrants on Staten Island an “ugly” response to the ongoing crisis. New York City has become the epicenter of the crisis after the number of newly arrived asylum seekers since spring 2022 surpassed 100,000 last month. Adams told CNN affiliate NY1 News that protesters blocking traffic and banging on the bus of migrants in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island Tuesday night represented an “ugly display of how we deal with the crisis.”The NYPD told CNN 10 people were taken into custody. One person was arrested for assault, and nine others received summonses for disorderly conduct. And in California, about 2,000 migrants have arrived in San Diego over the last several days, the Immigrant Defenders Law Center told CNN earlier this week.

Source: CNN September 20, 2023 18:53 UTC