In a hearing Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Nelson Roman repeatedly cast doubt on the validity of executive orders blocking the movement of migrants out of New York City.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.A federal judge on Thursday expressed skepticism over executive orders issued in Orange and Rockland counties barring hotels from accepting asylum seekers from New York City.
Roman appeared “a bit frustrated that they [Orange and Rockland lawyers] wouldn’t concede what’s very obvious on the face of the order, in that they’re discriminating against migrants and asylum seekers,” Amy Belsher, a senior attorney at the NYCLU, told Gothamist. The plaintiffs alleged the executive orders are unconstitutional.
“I would agree with that,” Humbach said of the characterization of Roman’s comments. “I would say there are things the judge said that are skeptical.” Humbach rejected the notion that the counties were driven by anti-immigrant sentiment, arguing that Rockland has thousands of residents who are immigrants.
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