Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon has issued an executive order that bars the transportation of migrants to the county amid the migrant crisis ongoing in New York City and other parts of the state, McMahon announced Thursday.

The order mandates "no municipality may make contracts with persons, businesses or entities doing business within the county to transport migrants or asylum seekers to locations in the county or to house persons at locations in the county for any length of time without the expressed written permission of the county executive and or my designee," according to McMahon.

The order is similar to those issued by other county executives since New York City Mayor Eric Adams began sending migrants to parts of the Hudson Valley and other possible locations across upstate. McMahon said the county has learned New York City has contacted third-party vendors trying to hire in-county establishments, "working essentially around county government."

"Our belief today is where we were last week. We are not in a position to accept migrants from any other government at this time," McMahon said.

McMahon said already, within the next 12 to 16 months, the county anticipates as many as 1,900 refguees to come to the region as part of a refugee settlement program, which the county has been preparing for.

“We are preparing for the fact that we have an economic downturn and our safety net service programs for our residents are under pressure," McMahon said.