Gov. Kathy Hochul and GOP challenger Bruce Blakeman sparred early on federal immigration enforcement in the wake of ICE agents shooting a man in the Marble Hill neighborhood of The Bronx.
“What was the guy doing in the state in the first place?” Blakeman said, railing, “He’s a gangbanger.
A debate between New York governor candidates Bruce Blakeman and Kathy Hochul kicks off as they make their pitch to voters. Spectrum News “I back law enforcement, and I back the laws of both our federal government, our state government, and I give our law enforcement professionals the tools they need to keep us safe,” the Nassau exec continued.
Hochul charged Blakeman with supporting reckless ICE agents.
The New York City Police Department stated that no police officers were involved in the ICE shooting. Obtained by the NY Post “He’d be fine if ICE agents shoot into cars, shoot guns into vehicles, not knowing who’s inside and could have killed a five-year-old child,” she said.
“If that doesn’t shock the conscience of everybody and it should shock his conscience as well.”
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