Recents News about the Asylum-Seekers Bans in Upstate New York

Please find below recent news about the asylum-seekers bans in Upstate New York. You can also find the Emergency Declarations of several counties and videos of Board meetings. 

Associated Press

• "Seeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility" (May 24, 2023)

NBC News

• "New York City sues nearly half the state's counties over ‘xenophobic’ bans on migrant relocations" (June 8, 2023)

CBS News - Albany

• "NYC Mayor sues 30 upstate counties over state of emergency orders blocking asylum seekers" (June 8, 2023)

Syracuse.com

• "Why Upstate NY counties should welcome, not ban, migrants (Guest Opinion by Estelle McKee & Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer)" (June 7, 2023)

City & State: New York

• "Which counties are closing their doors to asylum-seekers?" (May 12, 2023)

          Cortland County

• "Cortland County Issues State of Emergency Declaration and Emergency Order" (May 12, 2023)

          Otsego County

• Otsego County Board Meeting (Cornell Law Clinic participation: minute 15): https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1189638098398213

The Cortland Standard

• "County blocks asylum seekers" (May 15, 2023)
• "Legal experts: Asylum ban puts county at risk" (May 25, 2023)
• "Ban enters fourth week Cortland needs housing, transportation, translation for asylum seekers" (June 2, 2023)
• "NYC sues Cortland over asylum ban" (June 8, 2023)

The Cortland Voice​

• "County Discusses Asylum Seekers Amid Community Pressure" (May 23, 2023) 

​Ithaca Journal

• "Orange County judge halts new asylum seekers but lets 186 remain in two Newburgh hotels" (May 15, 2023)
• "'Smells like Jim Crow law': Federal judge furious over asylum seeker executive orders" (June 1, 2023)

The Daily Star

• "New York City sues 30 counties over 'xenophobic' orders banning migrant relocations" (June 7, 2023)
• "Otsego county officials urged to rethink migrant policy" (June 7, 2023)

The Niagara Gazette

• "Niagara County issues state of emergency in move to bar asylum seekers" (May 19, 2023)

​Times Union

• "Asylum-seekers face barriers in legal process in New York" (June 5, 2023)