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HOW ROCKLAND JUDGES MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR COUNTY TO HOUSE ASYLUM SEEKERS

Asher Stockler
New York State Team


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Two Rockland County judges recently made it more difficult for New York City to
temporarily house asylum seekers at hotels in the county − or at any other
Rockland location used as a shelter.

The town of Orangetown argued in a May lawsuit against New York City that
placement of migrants at the Armoni Hotel & Suites violated the town's zoning
laws.

In response, state Supreme Court Justice Christie D'Alessio ruled Monday that
Orangetown's argument would likely prevail, and granted a preliminary injunction
that prohibits the Armoni from housing non-transient guests.

The injunction could be renewed, modified or abandoned at the conclusion of the
case.



Separately, another Rockland judge dramatically expanded the scope of a previous
order blocking New York City from relocating migrants to the Armoni.

State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Zugibe's new order, which came in last week,
temporarily prevents the city from transporting any resident of a temporary
shelter, including homeless residents, to any Rockland location used as a
shelter in violation of state law.



This could increase the number of individuals impacted by the order from
hundreds to tens of thousands.

More:Treacherous jungles, bribes: What asylum seekers endured before arriving at
NY hotels

More:'Racially-charged': Rockland, Orange execs discriminated against migrants,
fed judge rules

More:How NYC vs. Rockland immigrant standoff upended residents staying at
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BATTLE OVER ASYLUM SEEKERS IN NY DRAGS ON

The fight over migrants' ability to seek shelter in the New York City suburbs
while they pursue asylum claims has reached a fever pitch. Residents and
politicians have vocally opposed their relocation, stirring up opposition and
anti-immigrant sentiment.

A federal judge recently ruled that emergency orders from Rockland and Orange
counties prohibiting asylum seekers from relocating were motivated by prejudice.



Asylum seekers have described to The Journal News/lohud the harrowing process of
navigating their way from far-flung countries to the southern border. Memories
of the treacherous journeys linger as they begin to explore their new lives in
the U.S.

One asylum seeker named Jorge recalled that the trip is "very, very hard, very
traumatizing.” 



Asher Stockler is a reporter for The Journal News and the USA Today Network New
York. You can find him on Twitter at @quasiasher or send him an email
at astockler@lohud.com. Reach him securely: asher.stockler@protonmail.com.



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