Governor Kathy Hochul of New York made it clear on The David Pakman Show that her state will not participate in large-scale deportations, stressing that state law enforcement will not collaborate in such operations. “We’re not going to allow this mass deportation,” Hochul stated, emphasizing that her cooperation will only extend to situations where a warrant exists or when an individual is listed on a terrorism watch list.
Hochul further clarified that while she opposes mass deportations, she is willing to cooperate in certain cases. “Where we will cooperate — and I did this even under the Biden administration — if you have a warrant, or you know, someone’s on a terrorism watch list or committing crimes in their home country, or committing crimes here, that’s a different category, and I will help you with those to protect everyone — whether the newly arriving New Yorkers or where they’ve lived here their entire lives,” she explained. She also voiced concerns about immigration enforcement spilling over into sensitive places like schools.
The governor reiterated that her state law prohibits state police from being involved in deportation efforts. “So our state policy, our state law, does not allow for our state police to be involved in those situations,” Hochul continued, adding that only a handful of “renegade counties in New York” are working with immigration authorities.
Hochul pointed out that individual counties, particularly those in Long Island and upstate New York, have chosen to work with ICE, but she made it clear that the state police, under her direction, will not be part of such operations. “Individual counties can sign a pact with ICE and we have a lot of them — some on Long Island some in upstate New York, where there’s different political views,” she said. “What I control is the state police, and they will not cooperate in that,” she declared.
As Hochul resists what she refers to as “mass deportation,” the former Trump administration official overseeing border security, Tom Homan, traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, to oversee a series of ICE arrests. This operation resulted in the detention of 370 illegal immigrants, many of whom were accused of serious crimes, including child sexual abuse. “ICE had to find and arrest these illegal alien rapists because Massachusetts and Boston are sanctuaries that refuse to cooperate with ICE. They would rather release these animals back into the community rather than honor ICE detainers or notify ICE when they are scheduled to be released,” Homan stated on Monday.
Homan outlined the details of the operation, noting, “Well, I traveled to Boston last Tuesday, as promised, and we kicked off a five-day operation with ICE, FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals and DSS. These incredible men and women arrested a total of 370 illegal aliens in Boston and surrounding areas.” He further highlighted the seriousness of the arrests, which included six foreign fugitives, four of whom were wanted for murder, as well as other criminals involved in drug trafficking and child sexual abuse. “These arrests included 6 foreign fugitives, including four who were wanted for murder or to serve a criminal sentence for murder, along with drug traffickers, child sexual predators and numerous other violent public safety threats,” Homan said, reaffirming his commitment to taking action in sanctuary cities like Boston.
Homan has been vocal in criticizing New York Democrats for their stance on illegal immigration, even making an appearance at the New York state Capitol in Albany, where he was seen walking past a crowd of protesting demonstrators. Despite their loud objections, Homan remained unperturbed, casually eating an apple as he moved through the crowd.
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