Rep. Malliotakis: Crystal Meth Found At Staten Island Hotel Is Latest Disgrace In Migrant Crisis
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Malliotakis: Crystal Meth at Migrant Shelter is Latest Disgrace
Bipartisan group calling on city, NYPD to release crime rates in and around migrant shelters
(STATEN ISLAND, NY) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) today released the following statement after police recovered a pound of crystal meth in a Staten Island hotel room that’s been converted into an emergency migrant shelter:
“The Mayor and the NYPD need to be transparent and give as much information as possible to the surrounding community, particularly the elected officials who represent this shelter, as to how these drugs made their way into this facility and who brought them there.
“We know from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Customs and Border Protection that large quantities of drugs
travel from Mexico to the United States via our wide open southern border. Last week, I joined a bipartisan group of local colleagues in expressing concerns about crime in and around migrant shelters in response to the stabbing, domestic violence, drug use, and assaults against police that we’ve seen.“In June, we saw two asylum seekers die of apparent
overdoses outside of a mega migrant shelter in Brooklyn. It’s ludicrous that taxpayers are footing the bill for these lucrative contracts that are placing shelters in their community and putting their public safety at risk.“It’s imperative for the Mayor and law enforcement to answer the questions we put forward and take our concerns seriously before residents are seriously hurt.”
Banner Image: Migrants in Tihuana, Mexico. Image Credit – Barbara Zandoval
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