LOS ANGELES: There is "no room in New York" for busloads of migrants being sent to the nation's most populous city, according to the mayor of New York, who visited the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday.

Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden's administration came under fire from Eric Adams, who stated that "now is the time for the national government to do its job" regarding the immigrant crisis at the country's southern border.

A New York mayor's visit to a southern border town to discuss immigration is unprecedented. Migrant buses have been transported north to New York and other cities through Republican-run states. This exacerbated the housing crisis in New York and the growing homeless crisis in the city.

Adams' trip to El Paso comes after he said the influx of migrants into New York could cost the city up to $2 billion at a time when the city is facing a budget shortfall.

In recent months, Republican governors in Florida and Texas have sent thousands of migrants seeking refuge in the United States to cities run by Democratic politicians, including New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.