Hudson Valley officials are pushing back against Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to bus hundreds of asylum seekers to Rockland County.
is a sanctuary city, but Rockland County never signed up for that. They are claiming they were blindsided by the news that 300 adult male migrants would be sent here.The Rockland County executive made the declaration after learning that hundreds of migrants seeking asylum will be bused to the area.
However, Rockland County officials argue these migrants have not been vetted, and the community doesn’t have space to house them.It’s why Rockland County issued a state of emergency for the next 30 days and has threatened to fine any hotels that don’t get county approval to house migrants – $2,000 per day per migrant or a $68,000 daily fine. And they’re also looking at their legal options to stop this plan from being implemented.
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