An announcement from Suffolk County legislators was met with outbursts and interruptions.
They are hiring an attorney to help stop New York City from placing migrants in hotels there, whether or not the county executive takes action.
"New York City made a conscious decision to call itself a sanctuary city. Suffolk County did not," said legislator Kevin McCaffrey.
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