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22 Aug

State AG opens investigation into DocGo; company last month started housing migrants at Rotterdam Super 8 Motel

Ashley Hupfl0 CommentsLocal Newsasylum, asylum seekers, DocGo, Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, New York City, Rotterdam, super 8

ALBANY -- New York State Attorney General Letitia James has opened an investigation into DocGo, a company hired by New York City with an influx of thousands of immigrants, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office confirmed Tuesday.That development comes on the heels of more than 200 such asylum seekers ending up last month at a Super 8 Motel in Rotterdam, within the district of Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, who had announced the existence of the investigation Monday night.DocGo is a private medical services firm that was originally contracted by New York City to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. In early May, it…

25 Jul

Santabarbara introduces bill to require notice, transparency with asylum-seeker relocation within New York

Ashley Hupfl0 CommentsLocal NewsAngelo Santabarbara, asylum, asylum seekers, immigrants, migrants, motel, New York City, New York State Assembly, New York State Legislature, relocation, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, super 8

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, D-Rotterdam, has introduced a bill that would establish statewide guidelines to ensure advance consultation occurs between state and municipal officials before any resettlement of immigrants or asylum seekers in the state. The bill’s introduction comes in the wake of the relocation of 283 asylum-seekers from New York City to the Super 8 Motel in Rotterdam on July 18, with the motel’s residents displaced without notice after the motel reached an agreement to house asylum seekers from New York City.Santabarbara, D-Rotterdam, said the bill is common-sense given the current situation. “What should have happened is we should have heard from…