New York County Officials Spar With Mayor Adams Over Plans To House Asylum-Seekers in Upstate Hotels

‘There is nothing humanitarian about a Sanctuary City sending busloads of people to a County that does not have the infrastructure to care for them,’ said one county official.

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New York City's Mayor Adams. AP/Hans Pennink, file

A county thousands of miles from the U.S. border with Mexico in New York state has declared a state of emergency after officials in New York City said they would begin sending asylum-seeking immigrants there to ease the growing pressure on America’s largest city.

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