New York City has sent 1,511 illegal immigrants to upstate hotels since it began the practice in early May, according to an affidavit filed by the Deputy Chief Staff of the Mayor’s Office, Molly Shaeffer. 
Ms. Shaeffer submitted the filing to Orange County Supreme Court on July 20 in response to a county lawsuit seeking to put a stop to the practice. 
All illegal immigrants stay at hotels in five counties: Westchester, Dutchess, Albany, Erie, and Orange, with associated costs covered by the city. 
The city had sent 186 illegal immigrants to two hotels in the Town of Newburgh before Orange County filed a lawsuit to stop it and obtained a court order banning further transfers for the duration of the litigation. …