New York State's Varied Approaches to Managing Immigration Influx

Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley has refused to enforce an emergency order issued by County Executive Ryan McMahon, which directs his department to stop people suspected of transporting migrants seeking asylum into the county. Shelley said he doesn’t think it’s legal for his deputies to pull over vehicles simply on suspicion that the driver or passengers are migrants seeking shelter in the county. McMahon authorized and directed the sheriff “to make limited stops to notify persons suspected of transporting migrants or asylum seekers” that they are in violation of his emergency order.