Aid workers are giving legal assistance to dozens of migrants sent north from New York City.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Asylum seekers occupying two hotels in the Town of Newburgh, in defiance of an emergency order issued by Orange County, received help Monday from legal organizations and immigrant advocacy groups, an aid worker said.
Conditions in New York City aren’t great, and [migrants] are looking for better opportunity and better living arrangements.Inside were dozens of asylum seekers – single men from Senegal, Venezuela, Guyana, Mauritania and other countries. They had relocated on buses from New York City, despite an outcry from some upstate residents and officials. Nonetheless, Mackler said, some local groups and residents have gone out of their way to embrace the migrants.
The relocation has marked the latest twist in a yearlong saga, one that previously pit New York City officials against southern governors and now sees upstate counties increasingly bristling against the overflow of migrants into their communities. The effect, the county argues, is that each hotel has converted “completely from a hotel to a homeless shelter, in derogation of Orange County Executive Order Number 1 of 2023.”While Orange County now has dozens of newly arrived migrants, the situation in neighboring Rockland County is markedly different.
Lawyers for the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County and the Armoni Inn and Suites are set to appear before a judge on May 30.
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