A state judge has issued yet another temporary restraining order that further thwarts Mayor Eric Adams’ push to dump migrants in upstate counties — while nearly a dozen of New York City’s asylum-seeker families arrived at a Yonkers hotel.
State Supreme Court Judge Sandra Sciortino on Tuesday granted Orange County’s request to bar the Big Apple from sending any more migrants to the region after busloads started arriving at two Newburgh hotels last week.
Under the order, the 186 asylum seekers that were already sent to the Crossroads Inn and Ramada by Wyndham will be allowed to stay in the county — but no additional migrant arrivals will be permitted, at least for now.
County Executive Steve Neuhaus’ office claimed that the Big Apple had planned to send off seven more busloads of asylum-seekers from the Big Apple before the order was handed down.
“New York City should not be establishing a homeless shelter outside of its borders in Orange County,” Neuhaus said in a statement.
New York City Hall spokesman Fabien Levy responded in a statement to The Post on Tuesday, “We need the federal government to step up, but until they do, we need other elected officials around the state and country to do their part. --->READ MORE HERE
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The ruling, issued Tuesday, allows the 186 already housed in two Newburgh hotels to stay
A state Supreme Court justice ruled Tuesday that New York City cannot send any more asylum-seekers participating in a temporary relocation program to Orange County. But the 186 who are currently sheltered in two Newburgh hotels are permitted to stay.
The ruling, issued by state Supreme Court Justice Sandra B. Sciortino, grants Orange County a temporary restraining order covering two lawsuits it filed last week. The suits sought to end migrant relocations in Orange County and potentially evict the asylum-seekers staying at two hotels in the town of Newburgh.
The asylum-seekers — who are voluntarily participating in the program — have arrived in groups at the Crossroads Hotel and Ramada Inn since May 11. If any choose to leave, they cannot be replaced, per Sciortino’s ruling. The judge’s order may also require New York City to identify the migrants and their immigration and asylum status to the county to the extent allowed by law, according to Orange County Attorney Richard Golden.
The ruling is the latest development in the tense situation that has developed between New York City and upstate officials since Mayor Eric Adams announced a temporary relocation program last week. Initially, the program called for sending 400 migrants to two hotels in Orange and Rockland counties. But the situation quickly turned political. Both county executives, Republicans, declared states of emergency, claiming they could not accept the migrants and that Adams, a Democrat, had not adequately communicated his plans. The mayor’s office and immigrant support groups have criticized the upstate officials for a lack of compassion amid a growing humanitarian crisis. --->READ MORE HERE
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