Murad Awawdeh, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, sat down with Bobby Cuza on “Inside City Hall” Friday to talk about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sending asylum seeking migrants to New York City.

In a statement earlier in the day, Awawdeh called Abbott “a cold-hearted publicity-seeking bigot.”

“The immigrant community in New York City is the economic engine for New York City and New York State and what Gov. Abbott is doing is literally a publicity stunt,” he said on “Inside City Hall.” “He’s using them as a political football in this moment to score cheap shots.”

Awawdeh also discussed the recent court case that put the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals into question.