Bird, I do recall when that story went around, but it is not true..
As after 9/11 and other big news stories,, rumors go on and on...
https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/immigration/homeless-veterans-kicked-out-hotels-migrants-new-york-story-false/536-eecdf7f0-c7c2-42f9-9ef7-20d820c2cfccIMMIGRATION
No, homeless veterans were not kicked out of New York hotels to house migrants
News reports claimed multiple homeless veterans were evicted from hotels in New York state due to an asylum seeker program. But that didn’t happen.
New York City’s shelter capacity is rising to its highest level in recorded history as more than 60,000 people seeking asylum in the U.S. have arrived in the city within the past year, Mayor Eric Adams said in a press release on May 5.
In the press release, Adams announced a program to provide up to four months of temporary shelter in counties outside of New York City to adult men who are seeking asylum in the U.S.
About a week after Adams’ announcement, multiple news outlets reported that homeless veterans were kicked out of hotels located in Orange County, New York, to make room for migrants. Orange County is about 70 miles north of New York City.
Many VERIFY readers, including Scott and Dan, asked if those reports were true.
THE QUESTION
Were homeless veterans kicked out of New York hotels to accommodate migrants?
THE SOURCES
New York City Hall spokesperson
New York court records
Spokesperson for Choice Hotels, parent company of The Crossroads Hotel
Reports in the New York Post
THE ANSWER
This is false.
No, homeless veterans were not kicked out of New York hotels to accommodate migrants.
Bird, I do recall when that story went around, but... (