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Orange County Receives Restraining Order Against Additional Asylum Seekers Orange County Receives Restraining Order Against Additional Asylum Seekers
Orange County Receives Restraining Order Against Additional Asylum Seekers A State Supreme Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order to a Hudson Valley county that stops New York City from sending additional asylum seekers. The order was granted to Orange County on Tuesday, May 16, said Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus. “New York City should not be establishing a homeless shelter outside of its borders in Orange County,” Neuhaus said. “The city is a self-proclaimed sanctuary city; Orange County is not. We should not have to bear the burden of the immigration crisis that the federal government and Mayor Adams created.” As modified by the court, t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Second Hudson Valley County Declares State Of Emergency Against Possible Migrant Influx Second Hudson Valley County Declares State Of Emergency Against Possible Migrant Influx
Second Hudson Valley County Declares State Of Emergency Against Possible Migrant Influx Anticipating at least 70 asylum seekers being sent to a hotel in their area, another Hudson Valley government has declared a State of Emergency. Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus declared a State of Emergency for the county late on Monday, May 8, in response to New York City’s proposed plan to send asylum seekers to be temporarily housed at motels in the town of Newburgh. Mirroring actions that were taken by Rockland County which declared a State of Emergency on Saturday, May 6, the Orange County order will "protect county resources," said Neuhaus. "The Order simply preserves the …

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