Legal battles over migrant relocation in New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul is examining the constitutionality of local governments blocking New York City from sending migrants into their communities. Hochul issued an executive order to deploy 500 more members of the National Guard while speeding up the delivery of $1 billion in new state aid to help the city. The number of counties resisting the arrival of migrants grew on Wednesday when upstate Oneida County joined the Hudson Valley counties in barring accommodations for migrants. The migrant situation is expected to worsen following the scheduled end of a federal immigration rule on Thursday that has allowed officials to immediately expel people who crossed the border illegally.