a woman on a Metro North train<\/a> in Southeast on September 29, authorities said.<\/p>\nDiego Rodriguez-Ordonez, 24, was arrested twice in 24 hours. Credit: Putnam County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n
Only the day prior, he was busted for allegedly trying to rob a gas station in the Town of Kent, but was released with an ankle monitor on charges of robbery, assault and criminal mischief \u2014 despite having eight previous convictions over 17 arrests.<\/p>\n
He was being held in Putnam County Jail pending his next court date. <\/p>\n
Lawler, who will face Democrat challenger Cait Conley in the midterms, blasted the party for believing some crimes are too \u201cinconsequential\u201d to elicit swift immigration action and avoid consequences altogether.<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody in their right mind could stand here and look these families in the face. and say that refusing to turn over murderers and rapists is good public policy,\u201d Lawler said, flanked by Jessica and Tom Gorman \u2014 whose daughter Sheridan was allegedly killed by a migrant in Chicago earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Blakeman called Hochul \u2014 the Democratic incumbent seeking a second, full term on November 3 \u2014 a \u201cliar\u201d for suggesting the agreements between municipalities and ICE that the governor banned allowed the feds to control local cops and run roughshod over Nassau County.<\/p>\n
Gov. Kathy Hochul claims that New York state law doesn\u2019t prevent cooperation with ICE. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause we cooperated with ICE, we removed 2,000 illegal migrants with criminal records, ranging from murder, attempted murder, rape, burglary, robbery, drug dealing, gang activity,\u201d said Blakeman, the Nassau County executive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t raid one church. We didn\u2019t raid one school. We didn\u2019t raid one daycare center. Kathy Hochul is lying to the people of New York state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Both candidates were joined at the Tuesday press conference with the entire statewide GOP slate up for election next month, as well as other local officials and the Gormans, who are from Yorktown Heights.<\/p>\n
Jessica Gorman, speaking with reporters, demanded Hochul put herself in the shoes of the mother of the woman allegedly groped by the Rodriguez-Ordonez on the Metro North train.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if that woman was your child? Would 17 arrests by a man who hurt her or sexually assaulted her, would 17 arrests have been enough for you?,\u201d She demanded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re heartbroken, we\u2019re disappointed. And yes, we are scared.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica Gorman, whose 18-year-old daughter Sheridan was shot and killed in Chicago in March, speaks during a press conference in front of the New Castle Courthouse in Chappaqua, New York on October 6, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Hochul said \u201cno parent should ever be exposed to the kind of pain\u201d as the Gormans, when she was asked about the GOP event later Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Saritha Komatireddy, the daughter of immigrants from India and Republicans\u2019 candidate taking on Democratic Attorney General Letitia James, said the law should empower authorities to hand over undocumented migrants to ICE \u201cat the jailhouse door.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe safest way to protect all Americans, those of us who are immigrants, those of us who are not,\u201d Komatireddy said, demanding Democrats \u201cpay attention to the victims.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hochul\u2019s sanctuary and bail policies are an \u201cinsult to every New Yorker who expects government to put their safety first,\u201d Cattaraugus County Sheriff Eric Butler told The Post Thursday.<\/p>\n
Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers remarks at an MTA Fare Evasion Event in Queens, New York on Oct. 7, 2026. Susan Watts\/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul<\/p>\n
\u201cShe needs to explain why repeat offenders keep getting another chance to create another victim. How many more people have to get hurt before she admits these policies need to change?\u201d the upstate sheriff said.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop lecturing sheriffs, stop making excuses, and start fixing the laws. New Yorkers deserve protection, not political spin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both Butler and Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar are suing Hochul over her \u201cLocal Cops, Local Crimes Act\u201d that went into effect in August, banning cooperative arrangements between municipalities and ICE. Both of the counties ran suspects through an ICE database when they were brought to their jails.<\/p>\n
Nassau County Executive and candidate for New York State Governor Bruce Blakeman, joined by local politicians and Queens supporters, gathers at 90th Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Corona, N.Y. on Oct. 7, 2026. James Messerschmidt for NY Post<\/p>\n
\u201cRhetoric may appease activists, but the proof is in the reality New Yorkers face every day from failed policies that put criminals before law abiding citizens,\u201d Akshar told The Post.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether it\u2019s Bail Reform, Discovery Reform, HALT or Local Cops Local Crimes: Out-of-touch politicians in Albany turned the justice system into a revolving door for violent criminals and new victims are created every day.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Asked about the two recent cases Thursday, Hochul\u2019s office said both the New Castle Police Department and Kent Police Departments were allowed to and should\u2019ve called the feds in Guambana and Rodriguez-Ordonez\u2019s cases, respectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernor\u00a0Hochul\u2019s top priority is public safety, which is why she\u00a0held up two state budgets to strengthen our bail laws and give judges more discretion to keep repeat and dangerous offenders behind bars,\u201d Hochul Spokesperson Alexia Nizhny said in a statement to The Post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Governor has been clear: New York is not and never will be a sanctuary for violent criminals, and anyone who breaks the law must be prosecuted and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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