N.Y. Gov. Hochul says reported migrants who attacked NYPD officers in Times Square should be deported
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that the reported migrants who were recorded on video assaulting two police officers over the weekend in Times Square should be deported.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that the reported migrants who were recorded on video assaulting two police officers over the weekend in Times Square should be deported.
“Get them all and send them back,” she said in response to a question about the people who have been arrested in connection with the assaults. “You don’t touch our police officers. You don’t touch anybody.”
She made similar remarks Wednesday after a reporter asked her whether the people should be deported.
“I think that’s actually something that should be looked at, I mean, if someone commits a crime against a police officer in the state of New York and they’re not here legally. Definitely worth checking into,” said Hochul, a Democrat.
People who authorities said are asylum-seekers involved in a weekend attack on New York City police officers. Morning JoeAssaulting a police officer is a federal crime, and such a charge can make a person eligible for deportation.
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