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County In Hudson Valley Granted Temporary Restraining Order Barring More Migrants
After several busloads of migrants and asylum seekers arrived in a Hudson Valley town without warning, the county has been granted a temporary restraining order barring more. Dutchess County was granted the order by Dutchess County Supreme Court Judge Maria Rosa on Tuesday, May 23, said Dutchess County Executive William O'Neil. The order prevents the New York City Mayor's Office and Department of Homeless Services from transporting any additional homeless adults or minor individuals in temporary shelters in New York City to Dutchess County, including, the Red Roof Inn at 2349 South Road an…
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State Of Emergency: Fourth Hudson Valley County Joins Effort To Keep Away Asylum Seekers
A fourth Hudson Valley county has executed a State of Emergency in an effort to stop New York City from sending migrants and asylum seekers, in addition to enacting three executive orders. Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne, a Republican, said on Monday, May 22 that he had executed and filed a State of Emergency in relation to New York City's "recent moves to relocate asylum seekers to Hudson Valley counties without proper coordination with local municipalities," he said in a statement released by county officials. Byrne also said he enacted three executive orders that would "g…
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2 Buses Of Migrants Arrive In Hudson Valley Despite State Of Emergency
Despite a State of Emergency being issued for a Hudson Valley county, one county executive is saying asylum seekers have arrived at a hotel in the region. The migrants were reportedly dropped off in Dutchess County on Sunday, May 21 at the Red Roof Inn in the town of Poughkeepsie, said Dutchess County Executive Willian O'Neil. "Despite repeated requests, Dutchess County has not received any information about individuals, legally in NYC’s custodial care, who have been transported by NYC to Dutchess County," O'Neil said. O'Neil said on Sunday the Town of Poughkeepsie police reported two buse…
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Asylum Seekers, Migrants Headed For Another Hotel In Region
With less than 24 hours notice, a county in the region was notified that 80 migrants and asylum seekers would be dropped off at an area hotel. The drop-off will take place in Sullivan County at the Knights Inn in Liberty on Thursday, May 18. Sullivan County Legislative Chairman Robert A. Doherty said the county was notified of the transfer of migrants from New York City to Liberty. "The way the City, New York state, and the federal government are approaching this issue is reckless and unsustainable, as many county leaders have said across the state," said Doherty. "In Sullivan’s case…
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Hudson Valley County Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Expected Arrival Of Migrants From NYC
A county in the Hudson Valley has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the arrival of hundreds of migrants from New York City. About 340 migrant men will be housed in Rockland County at the Armoni Inn and Suites in Orangeburg for four months, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said Saturday afternoon, May 6. The county informed New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday, May 5 that Rockland would not allow this plan to stand and has enacted the state of emergency in direct response. "New York City declared itself a Sanctuary City in December of 2016 committing itself to supporting…
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Planes Carrying Migrants Land In Hudson Valley
Two planes carrying immigrant children from El Paso, Texas landed in the Hudson Valley earlier this month. The planes, chartered by the federal government, transported approximately 25 children on each aircraft, Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus said. Neuhaus said he was notified by the US Department of Health and Human Services Division of Refugee Settlement that the planes were arriving as they landed at Orange County Airport in Montgomery on Friday, Oct. 3. The migrants, believed to be from South America, were transported to Poughkeepsie, Kingston, and New York City via private …
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Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Sue FL Gov. DeSantis For 'Cowardly Political Stunt'
The Venezuelan migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard at the order of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Republican leader for using them as "pawns in a political stunt." Lawyers for Civil Rights filed the federal civil rights lawsuit working with the migrants from Joint Base Cape Cod along with Alianza Americas. The groups said these men, women, and children fled their home country out of fear and violence and made a harrowing journey to America only to be caught in a political tug of war and left stranded with no options. “No human being should be used…
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