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Hudson Valley County Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Expected Arrival Of Migrants From NYC Hudson Valley County Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Expected Arrival Of Migrants From NYC
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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by Joe Lombardi
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New York May Become Sanctuary State For Undocumented Immigrants New York May Become Sanctuary State For Undocumented Immigrants
New York May Become Sanctuary State For Undocumented Immigrants A lawmaker is pushing legislation that would see the Empire State become a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. Democratic State Sen. Jose Serrano Jr. is sponsoring a bill that would prohibit law enforcement from holding non-citizens for deportation by federal officials unless they’ve been convicted of a violent crime in the past several years. The bill - titled the "Dignity for Immigrants in New York State Act” - has been introduced in the past, but never made it through the legislature. It is now being considered in committee. Several cities throughout New York have already declared themsel…

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by Zak Failla