Homeless Veterans Kicked Out Of Hotels To Allow Migrants To Move In, Support Group Says

Homeless veterans are being kicked out of several New York hotels as officials brace to take in more migrants from the southern border, according to a group that works with U.S. military veterans.

Sharon Toney-Finch, CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, told the New York Post that 20 homeless veterans were told they would need to end their stay early at hotels not far from New York City and find somewhere else to go. 

“Our veterans have been placed in another hotel due to what’s going on with the immigrants,’’ said Tony-Finch. She said that 15 veterans were kicked out of Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh and five others were moved from a Super 8 and a Hampton Inn and Suites in Middletown.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been moving migrants, many of whom crossed illegally into the U.S. and are awaiting court dates, to Orange County, where both Middletown and Newburgh are located, because the Big Apple has seen such an influx of migrants. 

Tony-Finch, whose foundation works with homeless and low-income veterans, said she received calls from some of the veterans after they were told they would need to move out. Veterans moved out include those who fought in Vietnam and Afghanistan. 

“He [one veteran] told me he had to leave because the hotel said the extended stay is not available. Then I got another call. We didn’t waste any time,’’ Tony-Finch told the Post. “That’s when we started on Monday to organize when and where to move them all.”

Tony-Finch said that they were in the process of finding permanent housing for the veterans, who she arranged to move to a hotel in Hudson Valley, but that the veteran’s trust in the foundation was damaged because of the move. “Now we have to work from ground zero. We just lost that trust,” she said. 

One reason the veterans were moved out, according to Tony-Finch, is that the hotels get paid more by New York City to house migrants than by the foundation to house vets. “That’s so unfair, because at the end of the day, we are a small nonprofit, and we do pay $88 a day for a veteran to be there,” she said.

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State Assemblyman Brian Maher said that America’s veterans should be respected and that they should get priority over migrants. 

“Whether you agree with asylum-seekers being here or not, we can’t just ignore these veterans that are in our charge that we are supposed to protect: the New Yorkers and Americans,” Maher, who represents Orange County told the Post. “We need to put them first.”

DeSantis Promotes Fundraiser For Marine Veteran Daniel Penny: ‘We Must Defeat The Soros-Funded DAs’

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared a fundraiser for Marine veteran Daniel Penny on Friday night after the 24-year-old turned himself in to authorities earlier in the day to face a second-degree manslaughter charge over the death of Jordan Neely.

“We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left’s pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens,” DeSantis tweeted along with a link to the fundraiser. “We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine… America’s got his back.”

We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left's pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens. We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine… America’s got his back.
https://t.co/uQXZuT19Mo

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) May 13, 2023

The governor was widely praised on the political Right for promoting the fundraiser.

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A few notable examples include: 

WOW!!!! https://t.co/SsmVHRNnZc

— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) May 13, 2023

This is an alpha move. I will continue to push for a red state governor to offer legal sanctuary to Penny, but DeSantis is once again leading the way. https://t.co/eJi3aJzvOs

— Jake Bequette (@JakeBequette91) May 13, 2023

Heck yes! https://t.co/drbx33V1Fx

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 13, 2023

DeSantis is supporting Daniel Penny and linking to his legal defense fund.

This is the gold standard for a politician in these times. https://t.co/oPOgEl1qfs

— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) May 13, 2023

Neely, a homeless man with over 40 arrests and a history of mental health issues, was placed in a chokehold by Penny on a New York City subway after witnesses say Neely embarked on an aggressive rant and began screaming that he did not care if he went to jail.

“This morning, Daniel Penny surrendered at the 5th Precinct at the request of the New York County District Attorney’s office. He did so voluntarily and with the sort of dignity and integrity that is characteristic of his history of service to this grateful nation,” said Thomas Kenniff, a lawyer for Penny.

The decision to charge Penny was made by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and came after protests over Neely’s death. Video shows Penny, 24, arriving at the 5th Precinct in lower Manhattan to surrender to police. He is expected to be arraigned on Friday afternoon. If convicted, Penny could face 15 years in prison.

The NYC medical examiner said last week that Neely died from a “chokehold” and ruled the incident a “homicide,” although criminal proceedings would be necessary to determine intent or culpability.

A statement from Penny’s lawyers said that he, alongside others, acted in self-defense to protect other passengers on the subway.

“When Mr. Neely began aggressively threatening Daniel Penny and the other passengers, Daniel, with the help of others, acted to protect themselves, until help arrived. Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death,” the statement said.

Neely had an extensive criminal history, including several guilty pleas for violence-related charges. Two years ago, he was arrested for punching a 67-year-old female in the face and knocking her to the ground as she exited a subway station, as well as for attempting to kidnap a 7-year-old girl he was seen dragging down a street, according to the New York Daily News.

He pleaded guilty to felony assault over the first incident, but never completed his alternative-to-incarceration program, for which he missed a compliance court date in February, and pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child over the second incident and was sentenced to four months in jail.

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