Homeless men recruited to pose as veterans in false migrant eviction claim

Two homeless men in New York City claim they were offered money to pose as military veterans and falsely claim they were pushed out of a hotel to make room for migrants. The men allege they were offered as much as $200 to sell the ruse to a local chamber of commerce. The situation made tensions between the area and New York City worse, as earlier this week a New York state Supreme Court judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking New York City Mayor Eric Adams from sending asylum seekers to Orange County, where Newburgh is located.