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    New York City has filed suit against dozens of counties over their refusal to take in new migrants, the latest escalation in an ongoing battle between the city and local leaders across the state. The suit was filed in state court on Wednesday. It accuses at least 31 counties across New York of seeking to “wall off their borders” to asylum seekers through “xenophobic” orders that violate state and federal law. It comes as the city faces a spate of lawsuits over its attempts to bus migrants to other cities in order to relieve pressure on the shelter system.

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