Mayor Eric Adams’ administration sued 30 upstate counties and Long Island on Wednesday for refusing to accommodate migrants, saying it was time to bring an end to “xenophobic bigotry.”
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The suit was announced the same day that Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that FEMA will provide $104.6 million in funding to help the city care for migrants. “Some elected officials have attempted to build metaphorical walls around their localities with unlawful executive orders,” Adams said in a press release. “This lawsuit aims to put an end to this xenophobic bigotry.”
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