The judge said James Cromitie, like his co-defendants, should be freed because he had been duped into an “F.B.I.-orchestrated conspiracy” by an “unsavory” informant.
A state of emergency has been declared in several counties north of New York City because of the arrivals of migrants, which has inspired one nonprofit to spring into action.
Dozens of migrants moved into a hotel in the town of Newburgh on Thursday morning, even as officials there sought an injunction to prevent that from happening.