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Migrant Children To Be Housed At Westchester Treatment Center, Officials Say Migrant Children To Be Housed At Westchester Treatment Center, Officials Say
Migrant Children To Be Housed At Westchester Treatment Center, Officials Say A Northern Westchester residential treatment center is sparking more controversy after allegedly disclosing to town officials that it plans to accept migrant children suffering from emotional or behavioral issues. The JCAA Westchester Campus located in Pleasantville at 1075 Broadway, which serves as a treatment center for emotionally troubled young people, has allegedly told Mount Pleasant officials that it plans to accept up to 25 migrant children, Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi announced on Saturday, Oct. 28.  According to Fulgenzi, the children are being dire…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids 'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids
'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids A Westchester children's facility in existence since 1963 is housing migrant children that were separated from their families from the Mexican border amid the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy. Elected officials in Irvington, led by Mayor Brian Smith, issued a joint statement on Friday on the migrant kids who are being housed at Abbott House off Route 9 (Broadway) in the village in Greenburgh as President Donald Trump continues to vacillate on his administration’s immigration policies. “The Irvington Board of Trustees joins many of you in our disgust and contempt for …

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by Zak Failla