Kathy Hochul on Immigration Policy

Kathy Hochul

Role at the time: Governor of New York, in an exclusive interview with Newsday

Statement summary

Gov. Kathy Hochul told Newsday "This has gone too far" and that hearing shots were fired into a car with a five-year-old child in it violates all training and all precepts of normal law enforcement.

“This has gone too far. We have to return our streets back to normalcy ... But to hear that there was a five-year-old child in the vehicle and shots were fired into a car, that violates all training, all precepts of normal law enforcement.”

Kathy Hochul

Role at the time: Governor of New York, in a post on X

Statement summary

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she spoke with President Trump and DHS Secretary Mullin about the shooting, expressed outrage on behalf of New Yorkers and urged them to halt ICE enforcement operations in New York. She also asked that any body camera footage of the shooting be released to the public so the facts can be established.

“Tonight, I spoke with President Trump and DHS Secretary Mullin about the shooting in Marble Hill. I expressed outrage on behalf of New Yorkers and urged them to halt ICE enforcement operations in New York. I also asked that any body camera footage of the shooting be released to the public so we can establish the facts and get to the truth.”

Kathy Hochul

Role at the time: Governor of New York, in a post on X

Statement summary

Gov. Kathy Hochul said New Yorkers are outraged and immigrant communities are terrified, that much is still unknown about what happened, and that initial reports indicate ICE agents fired into a vehicle with a five-year-old child inside. She said New Yorkers have witnessed far too many acts of violence by a rogue federal agency and untrained agents that operate with impunity, and that federal authorities must provide answers immediately.

“New Yorkers are outraged tonight. Immigrant communities are terrified. And we are demanding answers. There is still much we don't know about what happened in Marble Hill. But initial reports indicate ICE agents fired into a vehicle with a five-year-old child inside. Any trained law enforcement officer knows how easily that could have ended in tragedy. New Yorkers have witnessed far too many acts of violence by a rogue federal agency and untrained agents that operate with impunity. Federal authorities need to provide answers, and they must do so immediately.”