 The homeless , who were by majority South and Central American males , said that they came into the area from their respective countries in promise of work . A particular individual who was interviewed said that the work he was told about had only been short term and , along with many of the others , had nowhere else to go . Most who had been approached about relocation into nearby homeless shelters express their hesitation to leave the Grove Church Cemetery grounds , fearful that they would lose the freedom they had on the public property . Measures were taken to remove and clean up the cemetery , and it is believed that while some may have entered into shelters , others likely still reside in the general area , while some had moved into the wooded eastern side of the Palisades hills in Union City , where many shacks can be seen supporting the homeless . 
