Judge Dismisses Challenge to Orange County Order Barring Unlawful NYC Shelters

Published on July 31, 2024

A federal judge on July 19 dismissed a legal challenge to an executive order barring New York City from establishing shelters in Orange County without following applicable laws and rules.  The executive order was first issued by Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus in May 2023 to stop the city from housing illegal immigrants at local hotels.  Days later, several people who wished to travel to Orange County hotels through the city-sponsored sheltering program, but were stopped by the executive order, filed a civil rights lawsuit against the county with the help of New York Civil Liberties Union lawyers.  Rockland County, which had a similar executive order in place, was a codefendant in the lawsuit. ...

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