The first relocation of asylum seekers in Westchester County has begun in Yonkers. AielloTV has more on the 40 that are being housed in a Ramada Inn.
From a baby bassinet to bags full of diapers, volunteers with the charity Bundles of Joy brought supplies to the Ramada Inn to help 40 mostly women with young children who arrived Monday night.
"It doesn't matter how they got here, whatever the politics were. They're here and the babies need diapers, and formula, and clothes," colleague Amanda Fitzgerald added.READ MORESpano offered a welcome, but also said he's worried, uncertain how the asylum seekers relocated from New York will impact his city, including Yonkers schools.told CBS2,"We are aiming to send families with children below school age," prompting a reaction from Spano.
One asylum seeker from Nicaragua told CBS2 she's looking for stability and wants to settle in Westchester.
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