ALBANY, New York (WWNY) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul met with White House Border Czar Tom Homan Friday to discuss immigration concerns in New York State.
Hochul said the pair discussed several immigration-related issues in the state, including deportations, detention centers, and the incident in Buffalo last month that left a “mostly-blind” man from Myanmar dead.
“I do not support having individuals who’ve committed violent crimes remain in our state — they should be deported,“ said Hochul. ”But I also believe in a pathway to citizenship and the opportunities for people who are already here, who came with legal status, who were welcomed at the door and given a legal document, a pathway to citizenship through asylum — I want those individuals to be able to work.”
“I’d also mentioned how we do not want to see any large scale detention centers or expansions of detention centers here in the State of New York,” she later said. “That has created anxiety all the way from Orange County to Suffolk County, to the North Country and Rochester.”
7News has also learned Homan had hoped to talk hospitals with Hochul, specifically North Star Health Alliance and the problems it’s facing. North Star runs Carthage Area Hospital and Meadowbrook Terrace – both of which are in Homan’s hometown area of West Carthage. There has been no confirmation from Homan that he did indeed bring up the topic.
Hochul outlined her meeting with Homan in a public briefing Friday afternoon.
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