2 Buses Of Migrants Arrive In Poughkeepsie Sunday

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Two buses with 60 t0 80 migrants arrived Sunday in the town of Poughkeepsie.

They were sent by New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams to the Red Roof Plus+ on Route 9.

A state of emergency put into place at the end of last week by Dutchess County Executive William F.X. O’Neill did nothing to stop the asylum seekers from coming to Dutchess County, nor did the possibility of a lawsuit against New York City.

O’Neill said the state of emergency was a pre-emptive step because the city has been haphazardly relocating people sent to NYC from the southern border.

O’Neill and the Department of Community Services filed a lawsuit against Adams and New York City, as well as the hotel to stop transporting people to the Red Roof Plus+ and a Holiday Inn, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported Monday.

“Despite repeated requests, Dutchess County has not received any information about individuals, legally in NYC’s custodial care, who have been transported by NYC to Dutchess County,” he said in a prepared statement.

O’Neill said Adams assured counties that advance notice would be provided of any arrivals.

“That did not happen,” he said.

“New York City has shown no willingness to coordinate or collaborate with Dutchess County,” O’Neill said, “and New York State has been complicit in exacerbating the issue by taking no action, other than providing New York City with millions of state taxpayer dollars to shelter asylum seekers, yet requiring no coordination, communication or transparency.”

The chairwoman of the Town of Wappinger Democratic Party told News 12 that no local taxpayer dollars are being used to house the migrants — that New York City was paying for the rooms and one meal a day for at least four months.

Orange and Rockland counties have likewise brought legal actions against New York City.

There are 186 asylum seekers living at the Crossroads Hotel and Ramada by Wyndham in the town of Newburgh. A judge Tuesday granted Orange County’s application for a temporary restraining order which has stopped New York City, for the time being, from sending additional migrants.

In Rockland County, a judge issued a restraining order against NYC, which was left in place by the Appellate Division pending resolution of the city’s challenge to the county.

On May 15, 40 refugees arrived at the Ramada Inn on Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers.

Westchester County has not sought legal recourse. County Executive George Latimer said the county would work to support municipalities with security and humanitarian needs other than the housing and meals provided by New York City.