New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, announced a new strategy of providing shelter for asylum seekers outside of the five boroughs as a way to ease the burden of housing the growing number of immigrants seeking refuge. However, officials in one suburb have declared a state of emergency to block the relocation of migrants to local hotels. The mayor intends to provide food, accommodations, and medical services for around 300 men at the Armoni Inn and Suites in Orangeburg and the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh for up to four months. Despite consulting with the state and local officials, the move, dubbed the “decompression strategy,” triggered an immediate backlash. Teresa Kenny, Orangetown's town supervisor, said Adams only contacted her a few hours before the announcement and sounded like he was trying to tick a box. Meanwhile, Rockland County Executive Ed Day vowed to fight the program and even imposed a state of emergency, where no municipality could transport or house migrants in the county without his permission. He further threatened to issue fines of up to $2,000 per day, per asylum seeker, to any hotel that accepts migrants, and claimed that including unvetted criminals and sex offenders within the men, putting residents at risk. The situation has highlighted the challenge of managing the increasing number of people seeking asylum.