Rensselaer County Declares Migrant State Of Emergency

Following an announcement from New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to buss hundreds of migrants to other counties, putting them in hotels, Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin has issued a State of Emergency. WRGB reports the State of Emergency prohibits any municipality in the county from entering into a contract to house migrants and prohibits any hotel and motel from also entering into a contract to house migrant