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HHS Earmarks Millions of Dollars to Give Illegal Immigrant Minors Long Term Foster Care | 15 May 2023 | It is not enough that American taxpayers spend billions of dollars annually to "temporarily" care for the onslaught of illegal immigrant minors that cross into the U.S. through the Mexican border until they get released to relatives or sponsors. Now the Biden administration is quietly doling out tens of millions more for long-term foster care through fiscal year 2024. The money will go to providers that will give Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) with no family in the U.S. continuing "quality care in a community setting." The accommodations will focus on migrants up to 17 years of age, including pregnant and parenting teens and those who are "especially vulnerable or with other special needs," according to the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency distributing the money. The allocation comes just weeks after Judicial Watch reported that the government is spending $50 million on "post-release" services for the never-ending influx of migrant youths.

Prince Harry and Meghan 'paparazzi car chase' was not 'near catastrophic', NYPD officials suggest | 17 May 2023 | Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic" car chase after being followed by paparazzi for more than two hours, according to his spokesperson. But two New York police officials have played down the incident saying they do not believe the chase was "near catastrophic" and described a "bit of a chaotic scene." The Sussexes had been driven around 57th Street and nearby roads for around an hour and 15 minutes as they were followed by paparazzi before they were dropped off at the New York City Police Department's 19th precinct, officers have said. A taxi driver who picked up Harry, Meghan and her mother Doria Ragland outside the precinct around 15 minutes later said photographers tried to take photos and capture videos during their short time in his car. Sukhcharn Singh told The Washington Post: "I don't think I would call it a chase. I never felt like I was in danger. "It wasn't like a car chase in a movie. (Harry and Meghan) were quiet and seemed scared but it's New York - it's safe."

Supreme Court allows Illinois 'assault weapons' ban to take effect --Illinois ban will remain in effect while lower courts consider its constitutional status | 17 May 2023 | The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Illinois' ban on "assault weapons" to take effect temporarily on Wednesday. The ruling allows the Illinois law to remain in effect while lower courts deliberate on its constitutional status. Wednesday's ruling comes after a gun shop owner in Illinois requested an injunction against the ban. The Illinois law bans the sale and new possession of semi-automatic "assault weapons." Those who already legally own such weapons would not have to turn them in. The law also bans the sale of large capacity magazines.

Joe Manchin abruptly tanks Biden nominee picked to oversee admin's crackdown on gas stoves | 17 May 2023 | The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee canceled a vote to advance President Biden's nominee to oversee energy efficiency regulations in an unexpected last-minute change, Fox News Digital has learned. Committee Chairman Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., pulled an agenda item to consider Biden's nomination of Jeff Marootian to lead the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) from a scheduled panel meeting Wednesday morning. The committee had been slated to advance the nomination to a full floor vote, but will now just consider the 21 other agenda items. "While I supported Mr. Marootian's nomination in December, since then the office he's been nominated to lead has proposed stove efficiency rules that I've raised concerns about," Manchin told Fox News Digital in a statement.

The Putrid Underbelly of Woke Capitalism By CLG Founder Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D. | 16 May 2023 | How is that nearly all major corporate heads and influential members of society have simultaneously gone woke? Could it be that whoever controlled Jeffrey Epstein sets the agenda through the use of blackmail, directing these corporate heads and other leaders to convert to wokeness, while steering their philanthropy to designated ends, including the funding of critical race theory and the LGBTQIA+ agenda? In other words, is our capitalist class controlled by whoever oversaw Epstein's thirty-year entrapment operation?

Trump tears into 'treacherous charade' of Russian collusion probe - and calls for Hillary, James Comey and the Democrats to 'pay a heavy price' for Durham report that's sparked 'public anger' at a 'level I have not seen' | 15 May 2023 | Donald Trump has lashed out at ex-FBI Director James Comey after a new report concluded his probe into alleged Russian collusion should never have been opened. The former president, who has long decried that investigation as a "witch hunt," said in an interview with Fox News Digital that those officials should be held accountable. "I, and much more importantly, then American public have been victims of this long-running and treasonous charade started by the Democrats -- started by Comey," the 76-year-old real estate mogul said. "Public anger over this report is at a level that I have not seen before...there must be a heavy price to pay for putting our country through this," he added. Trump, who is the runaway favorite for Republican presidential nomination, later hit out at the FBI once more on his Truth Social platform. "WOW! After extensive research, Special Counsel John Durham concludes the FBI never should have launched the Trump-Russia Probe!" Trump said.

'We have to defang and defund them!' Matt Gaetz suggests FBI agents should be indicted after Durham report that found no Trump collusion with Russia - as Bureau issues groveling statement --Matt Gaetz on Monday night said that the FBI was 'weaponized' against Donald Trump, hours after the Durham report was made public --Jim Jordan, chair of House Judiciary Committee, said there was a 'double standard' between Democrats and Republicans, and FBI funding should be cut | 16 May 2023 | Rep. Matt Gaetz suggested FBI agents should be fired and prosecuted over the Durham report, which concluded the Bureau should never have launched the probe into whether Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. Gaetz said the agency should be defunded and "defanged," describing the agents' actions as "ugly," after Durham ruled there was insufficient evidence to probe Trump in the first place. The Florida lawmaker said John Durham's recommendation that only one person - a lawyer who lied to the FBI - be charged with wrongdoing was "insufficient." "This report is an insufficient consequence for the malfeasance and corruption that we have seen here," Gaetz said. "It was an operation from beginning to end to fuse political opposition research from the DNC and the Clinton campaign with this intelligence process and criminal process. And it's a sad day in America. If that had been a Republican operation - an operation to help a Republican candidate - it wouldn't have ended in a report: it would have ended with real significant indictments."

Hunter Biden case takes stark twist with allegation of retaliation against IRS whistleblower --Lawyers for whistleblower disclose to lawmakers sudden move, raise concerns of obstruction of congressional probe | 15 May 2023 | The Justice Department removed an IRS whistleblower and his entire team from the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden's taxes in what his lawyers described to Congress on Monday as an act of retaliation and possible obstruction of congressional inquiries, according to correspondence to lawmakers obtained by Just the News. The IRS whistleblower, whose name has not been released, is a decorated supervisory criminal investigative agent who led the team probing the presidential [sic] son's tax affairs. He received whistleblower protection a few weeks ago from Congress and the Justice Department inspector general to disclose evidence he says shows there was political interference in the Hunter Biden probe. "Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Supervisory Special Agent we represent was informed that he and his entire investigative team are being removed from the ongoing and sensitive investigation of the high-profile, controversial subject about which our client sought to make whistleblower disclosures to Congress,” the whistleblower's lawyers, Mark Lytle and Tristan Leavitt, wrote in a letter to multiple House and Senate committees. "He was informed the change was at the request of the Department of Justice."

Trump Vows to Release All JFK Assassination Files If Reelected | 15 May 2023 | Former President Donald Trump vowed this week to release all files related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, coming after his nephew alleged that U.S. intelligence officials may have been involved in his 1963 death. "I released a lot, as you know. And I will release everything else," Trump told The Messenger on Monday, referring to the Kennedy records. When Trump was in office, he released some documents but did not release all of the records. At the time, his administration said that it could not release all of the records because "certain information should continue to be redacted because of identifiable national security, law enforcement, and foreign affairs concerns."

Three men hospitalized after being slashed at Queens subway station | 14 May 2023 | Three men were slashed at a subway station in Corona, Queens, early Sunday morning by a man who quickly fled the scene. Officers rushed to the 7 train station on Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving reports of a stabbing on the northbound platform. Three men were slashed during the dispute, police told The Post. Two of the three victims were taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, one with a laceration to the head and the other with a laceration to the neck. The third victim was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital with a cut on his arm, officials said.

Durham Report: FBI Should Never Have Begun 'Russia Collusion' Investigation | 15 May 2023 | The long-awaited report by Special Counsel John Durham tasked to look into the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign for Russian collusion was released Monday, concluding that the FBI should have never launched an investigation into the Trump campaign. Durham's 300-page report found a damning conclusion: "Based on the review of Crossfire Hurricane and related intelligence activities, we conclude that the Department and the FBI failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities described in this report. Our investigation also revealed that senior FBI personnel displayed a serious lack of analytical rigor towards the information that they received, especially information received from politically affiliated persons and entities," Durham's report said, in apparent reference to the Hillary Clinton campaign-funded Fusion GPS [phony] dossier alleging collusion that the FBI relied on to investigate Trump.

Legal fund for accused NYC subway choker Daniel Penny tops $2M - with Kid Rock chipping in | 15 May 2023 | The defense fund for accused Manhattan subway choker Daniel Penny surpassed [$2.3 million] on Monday -- including a $5,000 contribution from controversial rocker Kid Rock. The campaign on GiveSendGo stood at more than $2.2 million on Monday evening, with other generous donations coming from political commentator Tim Pool, who chipped in $20,000, and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who donated $10,000, according to the site. "Mr. Penny is a hero," Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, wrote on the site. "[Manhattan District Attorney] Alvin Bragg is a POS -- Kid Rock." His rep confirmed the donation to Fox News.

Migrants to be housed in 6 more NYC school gyms - outraged parents say plan is 'just insane' | 15 May 2023 | At least six more Big Apple schools are set to start temporarily housing migrants [illegal aliens] in their gyms, prompting all hell to break loose Monday among parents frantic over safety and potential learning disruptions. "To bus people to our school and expect the community to absorb them is just insane," fumed Virginia Vu, a PTA member and parent at Brooklyn's MS 577 in Williamsburg -- adding some parents have already threatened to at least temporarily pull their kids out of the sixth-through-eighth grade school... MS 577 shares a gym with PS 17 -- one of five Brooklyn elementary schools to soon have asylum-seekers living out of their gymnasiums, too, as New York City struggles to cope with the surging migrant crisis, sources told The Post. The other targeted elementary schools are PS 18 and PS 132, both in Williamsburg, PS 172 in Sunset Park and PS 189 near Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. PS 17, 18, 132 and 172 all house kindergarten through fifth-grade, while PS 189 goes from kindergarten through eighth grade. PS 17 and MS 577 were preparing to host busloads of migrants -- potentially single male adults -- starting as early as Tuesday, parents said.

FBI Audit Reveals 8,000 Unjustified Searches of Americans' Communications | 15 May 2023 | The FBI conducted thousands of queries on digital data collected on U.S. citizens in 2021 and 2022 despite having no warrant and no justification under the FBI's own rules, according to an internal report released on May 10. The audit, conducted by the FBI Office of Internal Auditing (OIA), was intended to examine the agency's compliance with rules for querying data the government routinely collects on U.S. citizens under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). FISA allows the government to collect electronic data, including phone calls, text messages, and emails of foreigners overseas, even if the communications involve a U.S. citizen. U.S. agencies can then search that data in connection with national security investigations.

Illegal Alien Tracking Map Shows Movement of the Masses of Illegals Across the U.S. - 71% End Up in Republican Districts | 15 May 2023 | In December 2022, Heritage Foundation released a study tracking the movement of illegal aliens from their NGO launching point to destinations across the United States. According to Heritage, of the 52 congressional districts with the highest density of devices, 71% were Republican congressional districts. Texas had the highest density of illegals followed by Oklahoma. At least five million illegals have crossed the open border into the United States mainland since Joe Biden took office and immediately repealed all of President Trump's border policies. The illegals are not vetted and the Biden regime, working with government-funded NGOs are sending millions to communities across the United States.

Dominion Voting Systems pressed on role in Tucker Carlson firing | 14 May 2023 | Texas Governor Greg Abbott called on Dominion Voting [sic] Systems to explain its alleged role in Fox News’ dismissal of Tucker Carlson, in a tweet on Saturday. The former TV host accused the network several days ago of firing him as part of its settlement with the voting machine manufacturer. Carlson and three other Fox hosts were named in a writ charging the network with broadcasting false claims that the voting technology was instrumental in the 2020 US presidential election being stolen from Donal Trump. "If Dominion wants to do business with Texas in the future, they should first answer questions about what role, if any, they played in silencing a prominent conservative journalist," Abbott tweeted, citing recent reports alleging "Dominion Voting Systems demanded that Tucker Carlson be fired as part of a litigation settlement" with Fox News.

John Durham releases final report, concludes FBI had no verified intel when it opened probe on Trump | 15 May 2023 | Special Counsel John Durham released a damning final report Monday after more than three years investigating the Russia collusion probe, declaring the FBI had no verified intelligence or evidence when it opened the Crossfire Hurricane probe of President Donald Trump's campaign in the summer of 2016. The prosecutor, however, recommended no new criminal charges. "Neither U.S. law enforcement nor the Intelligence Community appears to have possessed any actual evidence of collusion in their holdings at the commencement of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation," Durham wrote in a 300-plus page report sent to Congress and others and obtained by Just the News. DOJ was slated to make the report public later Monday. The prosecutor faulted the department and the FBI for failing to follow their own standards and allowing a probe to persist, including the surveillance of an American citizen, without basis under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

DOJ 'turning a blind eye' as Biden corruption informant reportedly goes missing, says GOP rep --Rep. Burchett called for House Republicans to use the power of the purse to withhold funding from the FBI | 15 May 2023 | Republicans' search for a key Biden corruption informant continues as Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., revealed over the weekend that a key source in the effort to dig deeper into the alleged Biden family bribery scheme is nowhere to be found. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., confirmed GOP officials still could not "track down" the key witness as of Monday morning, telling FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo that the federal agencies such as the FBI and DOJ have "turned a blind eye" to both the missing informant and the Biden family's alleged corruption. "The telling thing about this is that our Federal Bureau of Investigation and our Justice Department have basically just turned a blind eye to all of this and now it's come down to the point where speaker McCarthy has to have a one-on-one meeting with Director Wray over the way that they've handled this and bungled this thing from the start," the Oversight Committee member and Foreign Affairs Committee member said on Mornings With Maria..."Nine of the 10 people that we've identified that have very good knowledge with respect to the Bidens, they're one of three things, Maria. They're either currently in court, they're currently in jail, or they're currently missing," Comer said.

U.S. money for Ukraine running out - report [Oh dear. How will Zelensky get his cocaine? Not to mention, there's billions in deep-state donations needed to be laundered for the 2024 "election." Also, those children's organs certainly aren't going to harvest themselves.] --Washington only has $6 billion left for Kiev's "needs" but is reportedly considering a new aid package | 15 May 2023 | US aid for Ukraine could completely run out as early as mid-summer, Politico reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. That's as Washington has already spent most of the $48 billion aid package approved by Congress in December. According to the outlet, the U.S. only [?!?] has some $6 billion left to spend on arms and supplies for Kiev, meaning that American aid to Ukrainian forces could soon come to a halt. Members of Congress are reportedly alarmed that the White House could soon be unable to quickly deliver military aid to Ukraine, especially as Kiev plans a much-hyped [and useless] counteroffensive against Russia. "It is critical that the administration provide Ukraine with what it needs in time to defend and take back its sovereign territory," Sen. Susan Collins [R-Sociopath-ME] told Pentagon leaders last week. [Oh, thank God the U.S. found another $6bn for the Nazis in Ukraine, because there's a few apartments in Donest that have yet to be blown up and children yet to be trafficked. After all, those Ukrainian pedo rings aren't going to replenish themselves.]

Gov. DeSantis signs law to defund, eliminate universities' DEI programs | 15 May 2023 | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law a bill that outlaws spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities, saying at a news conference the "whole experiment of DEI is coming to an end in the state of Florida." The sweeping legislation, HB 999/SB 266, states public institutions "may not expend any state or federal funds to promote, support, or maintain any programs or campus activities that...advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or promote or engage in political or social activism." It’s one of three bills the governor signed Monday as part of an overall education reform package.

Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces He Is Permanently Banning Covid Mandates, Banning Gain-Of-Function Research | 14 May 2023 | Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that he is permanently banning Covid mandates in schools and businesses in the State of Florida. These new measures aim to protect Florida residents from the authoritarian rules and regulations that were imposed nationwide during the pandemic. One of the key bills focuses on preserving individual freedom and solidifies the safeguards that were implemented in the Sunshine State over the past two years. Notably, the legislation permanently prohibits vaccine mandates, ensuring that residents have the autonomy to make their own healthcare decisions. DeSantis noted that Florida schools will not be allowed to mandate Covid shots, nor can the workplace require vaccine passports.

Five Migrants on Terror Watch List Arrested near AZ Border Post-Title 42 | 14 May 2023 | Border Patrol agents in a single border sector arrested five migrants later discovered to be on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) watch list. The apprehensions occurred on Friday in the Tucson Sector of the United States Border Patrol shortly after the end of Title 42. According to a source within Customs and Border Protection, not authorized to speak to the media, the migrants were referred to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task for further investigation and identity confirmation. The source says the arrests of the foreign nationals who illegally crossed the border and attempted to avoid detection and apprehension occurred in separate incidents throughout the day and evening on Friday.

The U.S. Virgin Islands can't find Google co-founder Larry Page to serve him a subpoena in a lawsuit over JP Morgan's links to Jeffrey Epstein | 4 May 2023 | The U.S. Virgin Islands is having trouble finding Google co-founder Larry Page to serve him a subpoena for its lawsuit against JP Morgan, court documents show. The U.S. Virgin Islands government sued JP Morgan Chase in December, accusing the bank of facilitating and concealing Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking enterprise. As part of the lawsuit, the government wants to subpoena Page because it believes the tech executive may have had some connection to the disgraced financier. "Upon information and belief, Larry Page...is a high-net-worth individual who Epstein may have referred or attempted to refer to JPMorgan," a motion filed on Thursday said. [Oh wow. Google is misisng one of its alleged original pedos. They're too busy rigging search algorithms, censoring anti-WEF voices, and relegating the CLG newsletter to the sp*m bin to look for him.]

Texas sends migrants to Naval Observatory near Kamala Harris's home, once again | 14 May 2023 | A busload of migrants from Texas was unloaded at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, where Vice President [sic] Kamala Harris's home is located at Number One Observatory Circle, according to reports. An ABC local news station in Washington, D.C., tweeted videos of migrants getting off the bus and grabbing their belongings from the storage area underneath. This is not the first time Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sent a bus full of immigrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Harris's home. A bus of migrants was dropped off outside of her home on Christmas in 2022. Migrants were also bused to the Naval Observatory in September and October.

Radioactive Panic: Russians Missiles Hit Ukrainian Ammunition Depot in Khmelnytsky Causing Massive Explosion - Cache of British Depleted Uranium Tank Shells Destroyed - Gamma Radiation Spikes in the Region's Atmosphere | 14 May 2023 | The West's proxy war against Russia in the Ukraine has led to progressively more deadly weapons systems and ammunition to be delivered to Zelensky's Nazi regime. Possibly, the most controversial of these deliveries are the deadly radioactive shells for Challenger 2 tanks that the British government has given Ukraine. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., commented on Instagram: "In another reckless escalation, Britain has confirmed delivery of depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine. DU munitions should be banned. They partially vaporize on impact, poisoning the environment with uranium dust that causes cancer and horrific birth defects." On Saturday, during a massive air and missile raid on Ukraine, Russian forces hit a ammunition depot in Khmelnytsky, in the western part of the country, causing gigantic explosions in the site.

Mother and child burned alive in Ukrainian strike on Donetsk - governor --A residential district of the Russian city was targeted with multiple rocket launchers, according to the local authorities | 13 May 2023 | A Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian city of Donetsk has killed a woman and her four-year-old son, Mayor Aleksey Kulemzin said on social media on Saturday. Ukrainian forces shelled the city several times over the course of the day, damaging a total of 18 residential buildings and three civilian infrastructure facilities in Donetsk and the nearby town of Gorlovka, the local authorities said. A Ukrainian projectile struck the house where the woman and her child lived, causing a fire, Kulemzin said. According to Russian media reports, the family home was burnt out completely. Russia's MK newspaper reported that the two were "burned alive." [WHY are my tax dollars fudning Ukrainian Nazis, terrorists, war criminals and sociopaths?]

Border agents arrest Afghan national on FBI terror watchlist amid migrant influx - CBP sources | 14 May 2023 | Border Patrol agents arrested an Afghan national on the FBI's terror watchlist after he crossed into the U.S. illegally Wednesday in California, multiple sources at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told Fox News. The Afghan national crossed the border with a group of migrants near Otay Mesa, California, the sources said. Border Patrol agents took the migrants to a processing station, where a fingerprint scan determined the Afghan was a match on the Terrorist Screening Database. The FBI was then notified, confirmed the results, and began an investigation. The arrested subject crossed the border a day prior to the end of Title 42 -- a COVID-19 emergency policy that allowed border agents to turn away migrants. Thousands of migrants have flooded to the border since the policy expired.

Bill Gates's Lab-Grown 'Meat' 25 Times Worse for Climate Than Beef, Study Finds | 10 May 2023 | The lab-grown "synthetic meat" being pushed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is far worse for the environment than beef, a new study has found. Bill Gates and his allies in the World Economic Forum (WEF) have been heavily pushing for the public to switch to lab-grown meat by arguing it helps fight "climate change." In a 2021 interview with MIT Technology Review, Gates argued that "all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef" in an effort to meet the green agenda goals of the WEF. However, the new study suggests that lab-grown meat's "green" credentials are not what people have been led to believe. Researchers have revealed that lab-grown or "cultured" meat, produced by cultivating animal cells, is up to 25 times worse for the climate than real beef.

U.S. asks for emergency stay of judge's decision blocking Biden from releasing migrants without court dates | 13 May 2023 | The Biden regime said it will appeal a federal judge's order blocked immigration authorities from releasing apprehended migrants without court dates -- a policy the administration says is necessary as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities are over-capacity following an extreme surge in illegal migration this week as Title 42 ended. Justice Department attorneys on Saturday asked the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida for an emergency stay on Judge T. Kent Wetherell II's two-week restraining order on the Biden administration policy, notifying the court of the administration's intention to appeal to the 11th Circuit, according to court documents. Wetherell blocked the administration's "parole with conditions" policy Thursday in response to a lawsuit from the state of Florida. The order came as migrants surged to the U.S. border as the Title 42 public health order -- which allows for the quick removal of migrants due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- expired. Agents encountered over 10,000 migrants on multiple days and there were more than 25,000 in custody as of Friday morning.

Beyond insane in the membrane: Homeless vets are being booted from New York hotels to make room for migrants - advocates | 12 May 2023 | Nearly two dozen struggling homeless veterans have been booted from upstate hotels to make room for migrants illegal aliens, says a nonprofit group that works with the vets. The ex-military -- including a 24-year-old man in desperate need of help after serving in Afghanistan -- were told by the hotels at the beginning of the week that their temporary housing was getting pulled out from under them at the establishments and that they'd have to move on to another spot, according to the group and a sickened local pol. "Our veterans have been placed in another hotel due to what's going on with the immigrants," said Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation. Toney-Finch, a disabled military veteran, said 15 of the veterans got the heave-ho from the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh about 60 miles north of New York City in Orange County -- a new epicenter of Big Apple's migrant crisis since Mayor Eric Adams began bussing Gotham's overflow there against local officials' wishes.