Dozens of passengers getting off a bus in front of Macy's in Hampton Bays caused a Social Media stir among many families fearing they were illegal immigrants. The raw-nerve issue has communities on tenterhooks as President Joe Biden’s open border policy is bringing millions of undocumented aliens into the country under a Democrat election strategy to change the nation’s demographics in their favor.
The drop-offs were quickly driven away in private vehicles, leaving many on social media to speculate who they were and where they were going.
“This is insane! I heard that this was the third bus. I catch a lot of them hanging out and walking around in my woods,” said Facebook user Julia Elizabeth.
“This is crazy! So glad I am moving out of NY,” posted Christina Thompson.
One theory is they are part of the seasonal wave of workers who come to the Hamptons every year to work on farms and service the tourist trade. Others expressed concerns they were among the 170,000-plus immigrants staged in New York City who Mayor Eric Adams is attempting to relocate to the suburbs. The mayor has stated that Biden’s migrant influx “will destroy” the city, leaving residents worrying that the problem is coming to their doorstep.
“Keep an eye out in your Hometown and get in touch with your local police and officials,” Thomas O’Connor posted on Facebook. “I wouldn’t doubt they are being sent from Mayor Adams. Long Island is not a Sanctuary. He called for this problem so if you see it -report it and send them back to Mayor Adams.”
“The individuals were all picked up in private vehicles within a few minutes. None of these individuals are loitering around Hampton Bays,” said Southampton Councilwoman Cyndi McNamara. “We do not know where they came from or where they were going. What we do know is that every spring, local businesses hire H-2B visa workers to fill seasonal jobs. The Town of Southampton is not ‘bringing people in,’ nor are we aware of any other municipality sending people here.”
Southampton Town Police were called to the scene, but the bus and its passengers had already departed.
The Suffolk County Legislature inflamed the migrant controversy last May when it voted to hire special counsel to advise them on options to deal with the issue. Mayor Adams sued them, along with Riverhead Town, and the controversy seemed to simmer down after the litigation was dropped. “Suffolk County is not a sanctuary county, and we will not allow it to become one,” McCaffrey said. “The Suffolk County Legislature will do everything in its power, including litigation, to protect our residents.”
Neither the legislature or County Executive Edward Romaine have addressed the recent incident as of yet and the status of the bus passengers remains unknown.