Nearly two dozen homeless veterans living in New York hotels had their stays cut short in order to make room for migrants arriving from the U.S. southern border, according to a nonprofit.
An executive with the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation said the upstate hotels informed the veterans last week that their bookings were being ended and they would have to find new lodging, the New York Post reported Friday.
The Yerik Israel Toney Foundation helps homeless and low-income veterans in need of living assistance. All of the displaced veterans are now staying in a hotel in Hudson Valley, according to the nonprofit. She said she suspects the government’s willingness to pay above-market prices to house the migrants is why hotels cooperate.
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