NYC to Remove Illegal Immigrants From Orange County Hotels Before 2025

New York City plans to remove from Orange County hotels all illegal immigrants in the city’s care by the end of the year, according to a Sept. 11 court file. If the plan is implemented, it will end a yearlong court battle between the city and the county over whether the former had legally set up temporary hotels-turned-shelters in Orange County to ease the city’s strained shelter system. “The county is encouraged that NYC has expressed its intent to facilitate the return [of illegal immigrants] to NYC. … Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus has been ever vigilant in doing whatever is necessary to ensure the rule of law is followed for the benefit of Orange County residents,” Orange County attorney Richard Golden told The Epoch Times....