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Neighboring Rockland County won a temporary injunction on Thursday that halted the city’s planned transfer of migrants there. New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement that the city planned to temporarily pay for shelters for single adult men who volunteered to relocate to the suburbs sparked immediate backlash from county officials.
In response to the Orange County lawsuits, Adams’ spokesperson Fabien Levy said the city was weighing its legal options.
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