Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Buffalo, New York, criticized Governor Kathy Hochul's disastrous immigration policies while announcing the arrest of a wanted illegal immigrant.
Thomas Brophy, director of the Buffalo field office, said he will continue to protect residents “no matter what the governor of New York says.”
“Erotic men and women” [Enforcement and Removal Operations] “No matter what the New York Governor says, we will continue to protect our communities from dangerous criminals,” he said in a release Friday.
“We will not be intimidated by politicians voting to prioritize protecting the people of this country,” Brophy said.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul spoke at a press conference about New York City's congestion pricing. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Mr. Brophy's reaction came after ICE Buffalo announced the arrest of a Brazilian man facing numerous local charges as well as charges in his home country of Brazil.
The agency said the unidentified immigrant faces charges of strangulation and endangering the welfare of a child. He was also under investigation in Brazil for multiple crimes, including murder.
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“This is the second incident in recent days in which ERO Buffalo officers have arrested a foreign national attempting to avoid a criminal record by entering the United States illegally,” Brophy said.
Immigrants line up outside the Immigration Reissue Center in New York City in 2023. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
He said the incident is a reminder of the dangers of the state's sanctuary status for immigrants.
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“These cases highlight the dangers of 'sanctuary' jurisdictions and state policies that prevent law enforcement from working with ERO,” Brophy said.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said more than 220,000 immigrants have arrived in New York City since spring 2022. 'Devastated' by surge of immigrants.
The New York Times reported New York State Immigration Secretary Manuel Castro has vowed not to follow “the instructions of the federal government in the event of mass deportation.”
Migrants board a state-run bus bound for New York in Eagle Pass, Texas, on March 11. (Christopher Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Castro's statement reflects a growing trend among state and local officials who say they reject President-elect Trump's immigration policies. As part of his campaign, Trump called for stricter immigration laws and the deportation of immigrants.
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Democratic Party in Illinois Governor JB Pritzker He promised to protect his sanctuary status and boldly declared, “If you come for my people, you will come through me.”
In Los Angeles, Democratic Mayor Karen Bass Helped pass local ordinances limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
“I stand with the people of this city, especially in the face of increasing threats to immigrant communities here in Los Angeles,” Bass said. “There is a need for urgency now. Protecting immigrants strengthens our communities and makes our cities better.”
In Denver, Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston has vowed to resist President Trump's immigration proposals, predicting a “Tiananmen moment” if they happen. federal immigration officer We tried to do our job.
President Trump (left) and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan speak during a law enforcement discussion on sanctuary cities in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Javin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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“More than we have D.P.D. [Denver Police Department] “If we stationed them at the county line to keep them out, there would be 50,000 Denver residents there,” Johnston told The Denverite. It was the same with all the Highland mothers who came for immigration. ”
President Trump has vowed to begin a deportation effort on his first day in office, and recently declared a national emergency and said he would deploy the military to make that happen.
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President Trump's commitment to closing borders was cemented by his election as “border czar.” Tom HomanHe served as acting director of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the first Trump administration.
“If you don't want to work with us, get your hands dirty and we're going to do it,” Homan said recently.
Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE Buffalo and Hochul's office for comment.
