Rockland and Orange counties have declared states of emergency to try to block the migrant relocation plan, and on Thursday, the dispute devolved into name calling.
Despite enacting a State of Emergency in Orange County, migrants arrived there Thursday morning. Marcus Solis has the story.Buses of migrants from New York City arrived in Orange County on Thursday, despite officials enacting a State of Emergency.
Officials said due to New York City's "lack of honest and clear disregard for local and state laws" and the State of Emergency in Orange County, the Rockland County Sheriff's Office will remain posted outside of the hotel as a precaution. Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus also released a scathing statement against Mayor Eric Adams and called the process a "disorganized disaster."
"Orange and Rockland County's Emergency Orders egregiously violate migrants' rights," said Amy Belsher, Director of Immigrants' Rights Litigation at the New York Civil Liberties Union. "Migrants have every right to travel and reside anywhere in New York, free of xenophobic harassment and discrimination. People are not political pawns - both counties should welcome migrants into their communities, not unlawfully bar them from seeking refuge.
Mayor Adams said that the counties have a moral obligation to help. He had harsh words for Rockland County Executive Ed Day.
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