Judge in Rockland, Orange migrants case expresses skepticism over orders keeping them out
I feel bad for these families getting shuffled from place to place.
Judge in Rockland, Orange migrants case expresses skepticism over orders keeping them out
https://gothamist.com/news/judge-in-rockland-orange-migrants-case-expresses-skepticism-over-orders-keeping-them-out
By Arun Venugopal
Published Jun 1, 2023 10 comments
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Asylum seekers wait online for food at a New York City school in February.
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A federal judge on Thursday expressed skepticism over executive orders issued in Orange and Rockland counties barring hotels from accepting asylum seekers from New York City.
District Court Judge Nelson Roman made no ruling in a lawsuit by the New York Civil Liberties Union, which is challenging the prohibitions issued in the two counties. But lawyers for the county governments and the NYCLU both acknowledged that Roman made his doubts evident.
Roman appeared a bit frustrated that they [Orange and Rockland lawyers] wouldnt concede whats very obvious on the face of the order, in that theyre discriminating against migrants and asylum seekers, Amy Belsher, a senior attorney at the NYCLU, told Gothamist. The plaintiffs alleged the executive orders are unconstitutional...........................................................................