George Santos’ former staff involved in successor election
Nysa Woomer, a Republican strategist whose work includes work in the administrations of ousted Rep. George Santos and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, spoke to Fox News Digital about the special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
New York Democrat Tom Suozzi, who is running in next week’s special election for the vacant seat of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, posted a social media post in which he shared a guide that appears to tell immigrants how to deal with immigrants. has resurfaced, and his opponent is furious. ICE officers during a raid promised by then-President Trump in 2019.
“To clarify the situation,” Suozzi, who represented New York’s 3rd Congressional District for six years during his long career as a Long Island politician, wrote on Facebook on July 12, 2019. I will be heading to Texas later that day.” In an immigration detention center on our southern border. ”
“Meanwhile, the president is threatening to launch mass raids targeting thousands of immigrants. This is just wrong! People should not live in constant fear and be used as pawns. Nor should he be taken advantage of,” Suozzi wrote, referring to President Trump. “Our country is built on the fundamental idea that everyone has rights. Know your rights.”
The post was still visible on the Facebook account of “Congressman Tom Suozzi” as of Tuesday morning, adding: “Attached. Here’s a list of things you can do if ICE comes knocking.”
It included a guide branded by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) titled “If ICE Agents Show Up At Your Door.” It says, “Don’t open the door, but stay calm. You have a right.” “Ask them what they are there for (and call for an interpreter if you need one.)” The guide continued, “If they ask for access, the judge will sign a Ask if they have a warrant, and if they do, look at it (through a window or under a door). You may be refused entry, please ask to leave information at the door.”
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“If they barge in, do not resist. Tell everyone in the mansion to remain silent,” it says. “If you are arrested, remain silent and do not sign anything until you speak to a lawyer.”
Democrat Tom Suozzi and Republican Maji Pillips are competing in a special election on February 13th for the New York State House of Representatives seat vacated by George Santos. (Getty Images)
The guide specifies that “ICE’s Administrative Warrants (Forms I-200, I-205) do not allow them to enter your home without your consent.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Suozzi’s campaign for comment Tuesday.
Maji Pilips, a former Israel Defense Forces soldier and relative political newcomer who serves as a Republican county council member, is running for Congress against Suozzi in a special election on February 13. He said the 2019 posts show Suozzi “cannot escape Joe Biden’s history of supporting open borders, sanctuary cities, and lawless states.”
“It is no surprise that he would publish a guide on how immigrants can evade federal ICE agents,” Pillips said in a statement to FOX News Digital. “I will secure our borders, make sure immigration lawbreakers are deported, and resolve the sanctuary city chaos that Mr. Suozzi and Mr. Biden have caused,” he said.
On Monday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R.N.Y.) held a bipartisan press conference with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Times Square, calling for cooperation with ICE following the assault charges against two New York City police officers. He called on New York City to recover. The attack was committed by a group of immigrants and was later arrested and released.
Although attacks on police by immigrants have received a lot of media attention, Malliotakis said that over 1,000 immigrants have been linked to crimes ranging from assaults, grand theft, stabbings, and even murders at the Roosevelt shelter. He said he had been arrested.
“Perhaps most troubling, the NYPD’s hands are tied, as a 2014 City Council law prohibits it from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain and deport these individuals.” she stated.
Former Congressman Tom Suozzi, Democratic candidate for New York’s 3rd District, greets guests at a campaign rally at the Polish National Hall on Sunday, February 4, 2024 in Glen Cove, New York. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
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Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill in 2014 that drastically reduced the city’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities, then codified it into citywide guidelines and the NYPD’s code in 2018 under the Trump administration. It was done. Asked about the law handcuffing federal employees at his press conference on Monday, current Democratic New York Mayor Eric Adams said, “I didn’t pass the law,” appearing to laugh off questions about sanctuary policies. was.
“I think this should go to City Council. And this is the only area of the law that I think should be considered. And I’ve made it clear, you’re committing a felony, a dangerous crime. Repeat offenders. If caught, once. ‘Guilty. You shouldn’t be on our streets. I believe that. ICE can execute warrants, and ICE has no role here. “We can do it,” Adams said. “No one is going to stop ICE from doing its job. They have a job to do, when dealing with such a dangerous person. They cannot use city resources based on current law.”
Former Congressman George Santos during a primary election vigil party on January 23, 2024 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Last year he became the sixth member in history to be expelled from the US House of Representatives. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“We all have a role here. The police’s role is to arrest, the prosecutor’s role is to prosecute, and the federal government’s role is to deport you if you’re convicted of a crime. And I said, “Consider deporting them after they serve their sentences here for the crimes they committed. So I don’t have the authority.”
The race between Mr. Suozzi and Mr. Phillips is thought to be key, with the Democratic Party hoping to regain the House majority in 2024. However, Suozzi acknowledged in a recent interview with CNN that Long Island has turned purple and red in recent years, much like a deep blue. New York is battling crime and an influx of tens of thousands of immigrants from its southern border.
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“It’s a very tough seat. Democrats have been losing everything over the last three years in northeast Long Island and Queens. The Democratic brand is suffering here, and we have to do a lot to overcome that.” “We have to do something,” Suozzi told CNN. Despite Republican attacks, he claims to be a moderate Democrat. “We have a problem with crime in New York City, or we had a problem with crime in New York City. It’s been weaponized very effectively by the Republican Party, and immigration is a very important issue here. It has become.”
“They’re not only trying to associate me with Joe Biden, they’re trying to associate me with the Squad. They’re saying, ‘Tom Suozzi is a member of the Squad, you know, he’s far left.’ ‘I know that’s ridiculous,’ he said. “Joe Biden is in trouble here in my district, but so is Donald Trump.”
