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Migrants Arrive In New Location In Westchester: 'This Is Something We Can Handle,' Mayor Says Migrants Arrive In New Location In Westchester: 'This Is Something We Can Handle,' Mayor Says
Migrants Arrive In New Location In Westchester: 'This Is Something We Can Handle,' Mayor Says In response to New York City sending a group of migrants to a second city in Westchester, local officials are coordinating with nonprofits to make sure the new arrivals are met with help and support.  A group of 46 asylum seekers and migrants sent by NYC officials has arrived at the Central Motel Courtyard in White Plains located at 441 Central Ave., White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach, a Democrat, said on Tuesday, June 6.  The group consists of several families with children that are below school age who hail from South and Central American countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru,…

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by Ben Crnic
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ICE Five-Day NYC-Area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester ICE Five-Day NYC-Area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester
ICE Five-Day Nyc-area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester Individuals from four Hudson Valley counties were among 118 people from southern New York arrested for violating U.S. immigration laws during a five-day crackdown in mid-January by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The detail, called "Operation Cross Check,"  was conducted in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley from Jan. 14-18. Persons in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland were among those arrested. ICE did not release a breakdown of the number of arrests by region. Of those arrested, more than 107 were convicted criminals or…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Gas Prices In New York Highest In Four Years For Fourth Of July Holiday Gas Prices In New York Highest In Four Years For Fourth Of July Holiday
Gas Prices In New York Highest In Four Years For Fourth Of July Holiday Prices at the gas pump dropped a cent in New York over the past week, but motorists planning on traveling for the Fourth of July will see a four-year peak in prices during the holiday. With one of the busiest travel holidays just days away, statewide gas prices dropped a cent over the week, though national prices are up two cents from a week ago, up to an average of $2.86 per gallon. At $2.86, national gas prices are at their highest point in four years for an Independence Day holiday, AAA officials noted. Despite the higher prices, a record-breaking 47 million Americans are expected to tra…

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by Zak Failla