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LI COUNTY TO HIRE LAWYER TO BLOCK NYC MIGRANTS

By Carl Campanile and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

May 21, 2023 | 2:21pm

Suffolk County will hire a lawyer to pursue “any and all legal options” to block
an influx of New York City migrants into the suburban community, local pols
vowed at a contentious press conference Sunday.


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Pro-migrant demonstrators repeatedly tried to shout down Republican
county-legislature head Kevin McCaffrey as he announced plans for a special
counsel to attempt to keep hundreds of Big Apple migrants from being bused to
hotels and motels in the Long Island county.

“This is not an anti-immigration stance,” McCaffrey said over the constant
taunts of the hecklers. “We recognize we are a country of immigrants. This is
about the failed immigration policies of the federal government.

“We do not know who is going to be sent into this county, so we do not know what
strain is going to be put on our partners in law enforcement.

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“But we do know that [the county has] no way to provide for the food, shelter,
medical or schooling costs,” he said, suggesting Dems President Biden and New
York City Mayor Eric Adams were just kicking the can down the road.

Suffolk lawmakers said the reported $4.3 billion that New York City expects to
ultimately spend on services and housing for the migrants through next spring is
more than $1 billion above the entire county budget.

Thousands of migrants from the US border with Mexico have been arriving in New
York City, overwhelming the Big Apple’s shelter system and prompting officials
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the Big Apple has processed more than 70,000
migrants arriving from the US southern border and is continuing to call on the
White House to intervene.Robert Mecea

And what Suffolk would likely have to spend to deal with its own possible
migrant influx would be just “a drop in the bucket” of what the eventual cost
could be, McCaffrey said.

“We cannot allow the federal and state [governments] to pass on these costs to
the residents of Suffolk County,” he said, adding that the board will move
forward with “a procedural motion” to pursue “any and all legal options
available to protect the unfounded location of any asylum seekers in Suffolk
County.”

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The announcement comes as New York City is being overwhelmed with thousands of
migrants seeking asylum after crossing the US border with Mexico — including up
to 900 per day last week and more than 4,200 in one week alone, Adams said on
CBS News on Sunday.

Kevin McCaffrey, the presiding member of the Suffolk County Legislature, said
Sunday that local lawmakers plan to hire a special counsel to pursue ways to
block New York City from busing migrants to the county. US Rep. Nick Lalota
(R-Long Island_ said Sunday that Suffolk County could unwittingly become “a
border county” if New York City follows through on trying to house hundreds of
migrants at hotels and motels in the suburban community. Getty Images

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He said the Big Apple has processed more than 70,000 migrants and has 42,000 “in
our care.”

In a separate interview on MSNBC, Adams told host Jonathan Capehart that the
White House and Democrats on Capitol Hill have to do more to help with the
migrant burden.

“It’s time for us to sit down and speak with the president so that we can show
firsthand how the impact of this crisis is undermining how we can your our
function in our cities,” the mayor said. “This is just not sustainable for our
city.”

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Suffolk County to vows block an influx of New York City migrants into the
suburban community. What Suffolk would likely have to spend to deal with its own
possible migrant influx would be just “a drop in the bucket” of what the
eventual cost could be, McCaffrey said. James Messerschmidt for NY Post

A spokesman for Adams’ office said in a statement Sunday that the city simply
needs help to handle the unprecedented influx of migrants.

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“New York City has done and will continue to do its part, but we need counties,
cities and towns across the state to do their part as well, especially when New
York City is willing to pay for shelter, food and more,” the statement said. 

“In most areas, we’re not even asking localities to help manage 1/4 of 1% of the
asylum seekers that have arrived in New York City, and again with New York
covering the costs.”

But Suffolk County officials said Sunday that Adams is just dumping the problem
on them.

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“If we are to maintain the greatness of being the greatest nation the world has
ever known, we must continue to be a nation of rules and laws,” said US Rep.
Nick Lalota (R-Long Island).

“Contrary to that, New York City officials have bragged for years that they were
a ‘sanctuary city,’ that rules and laws did not apply to people who are in this
country illegally if you are in the five boroughs,” he said, referring to the
informal designation some cities such as the Big Apple have adopted to indicate
they will generally try to protect illegal migrants from deportation.

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“That is the policy choice that officials of New York City consciously made and
bragged about for years.

“We here in Suffolk County are 2,000 miles from the southern border, but we are
to become a border county because of the Biden administration’s failed border
policy and the sanctuary-city policies of New York City, which has tended to
become a magnet drawing people across that southern border.

“I say to the mayor of New York City, ‘Sir, put your money where your mouth is,’
” Lalota said. ” ‘Those are your choices, sir. Now it’s time to put up the money
and the resources to accept the consequences of those public choices.’ “




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