Eric Adams is planning to send New York's immigrants across the Hudson. The mayor and other authorities made this plan after accusing the governor of Texas of sending hordes of migrants to sabotage cities governed by Blacks. The New York mayor's decision comes just days before the end of Title 42.
The solution for Adams seems obvious: send the immigrants to other parts of the state not governed by Black mayors. Teresa Kenny, town supervisor of Orangetown, Rockland County, told Fox News that last Friday she received a call from Mayor Eric Adams announcing his plan. The Orangetown supervisor claimed that neither she nor other county officials had been alerted earlier. Kenny described the situation as an "ambush." In the next few days, New York City authorities could send about 340 migrants to hotels in Orange Lake and Orangeburg.
County Executive Ed Day will be live on the County Facebook at 10:30 on State of Emergency declared in response to the City of New York @NYCMayor attempting to relocate 340 #migrants in Orangeburg. Below are flyers #NYC is utilizing to advertise Rockland for relocation. pic.twitter.com/yanBfDkvse
— rocklandgov (@rocklandgov) May 8, 2023
Rockland County vs. Adams
The Orangetown supervisor was not enthused about the idea of taking in immigrants. She claimed that her main concern is safety and public order. Rockland County Executive Ed Day also criticized this news. During an interview on one of Rockland's local radio stations, she confirmed that the county police have been deployed and are ready if necessary. "Mr. Adams, you can try to run us down, [and] I will reach out and grab you by the scruff of the neck for the people of Rockland County," the Republican declared on the radio.
Rockland County Executive Ed Day has declared a 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 in response to #NYC plan to house 340 adult #migrants in Armoni Inn & Suites in Orangeburg.
Details attached. pic.twitter.com/7k5DjzgLjX
— rocklandgov (@rocklandgov) May 6, 2023
Rockland County declared a state of emergency in the county on Saturday. In the statement that went along with the declaration of the state of emergency, the county criticized New York's "sanctuary city" policy and its double standards. Ed Day also issued a warning to county hotels. The mayor announced that his team will ask for a special license for hotels and that those who do not have it could face a fine, the amount of which varies according to the number of immigrants accommodated and the number of days of stay.
Nearly 22,000 immigrants have arrived in New York City in the last calendar year. The crisis at the southern border is worsening on the eve of the end of Title 42, which regulated immigration from the other side of the border with Mexico. According to the Department of Homeland Security, a good number of immigrants are waiting to cross the border. Tension is growing, especially after an incident this Sunday involving a car that ran into a group of immigrants, leading to several casualties.
