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NY Displacing Americans for Migrants

Because of the surges in migrants coming to New York, they are displacing Americans from local hotels to make room for “asylum seekers.” One bride and groom had 30 hotel rooms reserved when the hotel booted them. Then there were the 20 homeless veterans who were placed in local hotels for 4 weeks until more permanent housing could be found…and they were also booted from the hotels. The hotels may bring in at least $190 per night to house the migrants.

UPDATE: The allegation that migrants displaced veterans is up in the air, as the hotels are claiming it’s not true.  The Yerik Israel Toney Foundation is now under scrutiny for its claim. The weddings listed in this article are still correct.

Homeless veterans booted

The nonprofit Yerik Israel Toney Foundation was housing homeless veterans at two upstate New York hotels until more permanent accommodations could be found. The 20 veterans were kicked out of the hotels and notified CEO Sharon Toney-Finch. One of the hotels was the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh.

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“So the Biden administration, Governor Hochul, and the city of New York, they all have a part in this, and it’s a total embarrassment. It’s a slap in the face to veterans, to citizens of New York in this country, who are really being cast aside to allow for asylum seekers to come here… At the end of the day, when it comes to this particular situation, you had combat veterans who were homeless, who were told to get out of their hotel. After one day, Sharon and her team scrambled to find them locations, and right now, what we’ve tried to do is let those veterans know we appreciate them. We’re embarrassed by what’s happened to them, but we have their backs.” New York State Assemblyman Brian Maher (Fox)

Wedding plans disrupted

Deanna Mifsud and Gary Moretti had booked 30 hotel rooms for their wedding on June 24 at the Crossroads Hotel when they heard about the influx of migrants to be housed in hotels. They called the hotel, waited on hold for 45 minutes, and were told the hotel couldn’t do anything about it, that their room reservations were cancelled. And they were not the only ones.

“We felt discarded, disappointed and angry that they just tossed us aside to make an extra dollar for the hotel. It’s just not right.” Deanna Mifsud (New York Post)

Sean Plunkett and Nicole Hoeffrle were to be married on May 20, and had 37 rooms reserved for the date. Their booking also was cancelled. They are hoping this will be resolved before the 20th.

Plunkett and Hoeffrle never expected housing for asylum seekers would impact their wedding plans. 

“This is a whole, big hot-button issue, but at this point we really just want what’s best for us and our friends and family,” said Plunkett. 

Late Friday, DocGo, the company hired by New York to manage the asylum seekers’ stay, said it wanted to help the couple find room for their guests. 

After our story aired, a spokesperson for Choice Hotels told CBS2 they had contacted the affected guests “and are ensuring they are assisted with their accommodations.”  CBS2

Both couples are scrambling to find alternative accommodations for their guests, who were set to come from all over the country. The company that owns the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh is Choice Hotels. They told CBS they would help find other accommodations for Plunkett/Hoeffrel.

A ministry that utilized the hotel for church services has also been booted due to the migrant influx.

Lawsuit 

Displacing Americans in favor of the asylum seekers has become a large ‘can of worms’ for the hotels involved. Orange County officials filed a lawsuit against the Crossroads Hotel, alleging that it is being turned into a long-term stay facility – the lawsuit hopes to send the men already there back to New York City. Perhaps the lawsuit should be directed against the Biden administration?

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Faye Higbee

Faye Higbee is the columnist manager for Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. She has been writing at Conservative Firing Line since 2013 as well. She is also a published author.

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