NYPD officers force back hecklers as they jeer and boo Eric Adams as he hosts rally calling for asylum seekers to get right to work quicker in NYC: 'Close the border now!'

• New York City mayor Eric Adams called on the White House to expedite work visas for migrants and to 'give them the opportunity to contribute to our society'
• But his speech at event in Foley Square was met with opposition by three anti-migrant protesters who called for President Joe Biden to 'close the border now'
• It comes as the city has been struggling to deal with influx of 100,000 migrants since April 2022, filling shelters and leaving many to sleep on sidewalks

Eric Adams was booed and jeered by hecklers as he led a rally calling on the Biden Administration to help the city deal with the migrant crisis.  

The New York City mayor called on the White House to expedite work visas for asylum seekers and to 'give them the opportunity to contribute to our society'. 

But his speech at the event in Foley Square on Thursday was met with opposition by three anti-migrant protesters who called for President Joe Biden to 'close the border now'.

They were forced back by New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers and escorted out of the area.

It comes as New York City has been struggling to deal with an influx of over 100,000 migrants since April 2022, filling shelters and leaving many to sleep on the sidewalks throughout Manhattan.

Eric Adams was booed and jeered by hecklers as he led a rally calling on the Biden Administration to help the city deal with the migrant crisis 

His speech at the event in Foley Square on Thursday was met with opposition by three anti-migrant protesters who called for President Joe Biden to 'close the border now'. 

Mayor Eric Adams has begged for funds to deal with the crisis and called on President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency on August 9.

He urged the White House to accelerate a path to employment for asylum seekers to help with the issue at the rally in Lower Manhattan on Thursday.

'Let them work! Give them the opportunity to contribute to our society,' Adams said.

The mayor also called for them to be granted extended temporary protection status. 

'We're saying we must expedite work visas. It's just common sense. Thousands of jobs are available to be filled,' he added. 

'Our resources are not endless ... The solution is not just New York City. The solution is New York state and the United States.'

Adams said his mission was to keep up with providing shelter to the thousands of migrants arriving each day.

But his words were met with boos and jeers from three protesters in attendance before they were escorted away.

One man held up a sign which read: 'NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Must call on Joe Biden to close the border now!' He also included the Spanish translation for 'close the border now'. 

As he was being led away by NYPD officers, he continued to shout: 'You put illegal immigrants that are unvetted. We don't know who they are.'