A federal judge judge is ruling the month-old county orders were motivated by impermissible bias as challenges in state courts continue.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Orange and Rockland counties can’t enforce their month-old executive orders aimed at barring asylum seekers in New York City from relocating to the suburban communities, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
The narrow order doesn’t apply to proceedings in state court that also challenge Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to send hundreds of migrants north, meaning the city administration’s bid to ease pressure on its overburdened shelter system still could be upended. Rockland County Executive Ed Day, a Republican, said in a statement his administration is considering “all legal options including an appeal of the decision.” He also took aim at New York City and its Democratic mayor.
An executive order from Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus implemented similar restrictions, prohibiting “all hotels, motels and/or any facilities allowing short-term rental” from “accept[ing] said migrants and/or asylum seekers for housing within Orange County.” Of the Rockland order, Ramon noted that it expressly classifies people based on national origin and alienage. Further, “contemporaneous, racially-charged comments” by Day “suggests discriminatory motive in the issuance” of the executive order there.
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