Daily News – Lewis-Martin’s comments came after months of criticism from the mayor against his fellow Democrat President Biden, saying the White House needs to do more to help the city handle an influx of tens of thousands of migrants.

“When you’ve got the top people in charge saying ‘close the borders,’ it shows the xenophobia that is part of this administration,” Councilwoman Shahana Hanif, a Brooklyn Democrat who heads the Council’s Committee on Immigration, told the Daily News. “It’s dangerous, and it emboldens violence. We should be very worried about that.”

The mayor’s office did not immediately answer a request for comment about the criticism. [Read More]