NEWBURGH — A group of migrants participating in a New York City relocation program are expected to arrive at a hotel in the town of Newburgh today, according to the press secretary for New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
It’s unclear when they will get to Newburgh. Town Supervisor Gil Piaquadio said Wednesday morning he was not given an estimated time for their arrival.
About 400 asylum seekers were expected to be brought to Orange and Rockland counties as part of New York City’s plan to ease stresses caused by a steady influx of migrants over the past year and an expected surge when a pandemic-era immigration policy expires Thursday. But leaders in both Hudson Valley counties have tried to stop Adams’ plan. Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus and Rockland County Executive Ed Day declared states of emergency forbidding hotels and motels from accepting the migrants. Piaquadio and his counterpart in Orangetown, Teresa Kenny, have said the planned extended stays — up to four months — violate town codes that cap hotel and motel stays at 30 days.
Notices pertaining to permissible hotel uses in Newburgh were hand-delivered by town officials to hotels and motels there “making them aware … the Town of Newburgh will take whatever corrective action is necessary should the Town Code be violated,” according to a news release from Piaquadio.
“The Town of Newburgh has a litany of procedures for outside governments to follow when these outside governments, like New York City, propose a use in another jurisdiction. New York City still needs to follow these procedures,” Piaquadio’s statement reads.
On Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Kathy Hochul also declared a state of emergency, though for different reasons than the county executives. Her order will allow state and local officials to expedite the distribution of funds from $1 billion provided in the recently…
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