Hochul ‘refusing to use powers’ on illegals flown into NY by Biden, says foeBy Carl Campanile and Jack Morphet
April 27, 2022
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino accused Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday of failing to enforce existing state law against the migrants that the White House is flying into an airport outside New York City under cover of darkness.
Astorino, a former Westchester County executive, said a 1951 statute gives Hochul the power to determine the identities of foreigners who arrive in the Empire State.
“It’s Governor Hochul’s responsibility to know who’s on these flights, yet she’s refusing to use her powers to find out,” Astorino said.
“New Yorkers have a right to know who’s being flown in, and taxpayers should be informed about the scope of this secretive relocation program”.
He added: “Government is supposed to be accountable to its citizens — even in New York.”
The reasons for wanting the information are obvious, Astorino said, pointing to New York’s violent crime and drug problems fueled by immigrant gangs such as MS-13. he also noted the potential added burden on local services including schools.
Last year, The Post exclusively revealed how President Joe Biden’s administration was using charter flights to ferry underage migrants from the southern border to the Westchester County Airport near White Plains.
The migrant flights were suspended following the expose but have quietly resumed, The Post reported earlier this month.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/04/27/astorino-says-hochul-wont-use-law-to-id-migrants-being-flown-into-ny/
