Support group claims homeless veterans evicted from hotels for migrants.

Homeless Veterans Kicked Out of New York Hotels to Make Room for Migrants

A group that works with U.S. military veterans has reported that homeless veterans are being forced to leave several New York hotels to make room for migrants from the southern border. According to Sharon Toney-Finch, CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, 20 homeless veterans were told to end their stay early at hotels near New York City and find somewhere else to go.

Veterans Moved to Make Room for Migrants

Toney-Finch said that 15 veterans were kicked out of Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, and five others were moved from a Super 8 and a Hampton Inn and Suites in Middletown. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been moving migrants, many of whom crossed illegally into the U.S. and are awaiting court dates, to Orange County, where both Middletown and Newburgh are located, because the Big Apple has seen such an influx of migrants.

Trust in Foundation Damaged

Toney-Finch, whose foundation works with homeless and low-income veterans, said she received calls from some of the veterans after they were told they would need to move out. Veterans moved out include those who fought in Vietnam and Afghanistan. “He [one veteran] told me he had to leave because the hotel said the extended stay is not available. Then I got another call. We didn’t waste any time,’’ Tony-Finch told the Post. “That’s when we started on Monday to organize when and where to move them all.”

Toney-Finch said that they were in the process of finding permanent housing for the veterans, who she arranged to move to a hotel in Hudson Valley, but that the veteran’s trust in the foundation was damaged because of the move. “Now we have to work from ground zero. We just lost that trust,” she said.

Veterans Should Get Priority Over Migrants

State Assemblyman Brian Maher said that America’s veterans should be respected and that they should get priority over migrants. “Whether you agree with asylum-seekers being here or not, we can’t just ignore these veterans that are in our charge that we are supposed to protect: the New Yorkers and Americans,” Maher, who represents Orange County told the Post. “We need to put them first.”

• Homeless veterans are being forced to leave several New York hotels to make room for migrants from the southern border.
• 15 veterans were kicked out of Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, and five others were moved from a Super 8 and a Hampton Inn and Suites in Middletown.
• New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been moving migrants to Orange County, where both Middletown and Newburgh are located, because of the Big Apple’s influx of migrants.
• Veterans moved out include those who fought in Vietnam and Afghanistan.
• American veterans should be respected and get priority over migrants, according to State Assemblyman Brian Maher.

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