Governor Hochul squirms in her seat as she listens to brutal crimes committed due to sanctuary policies she signed
Devastating exchange:
Rep. Stefanik: Thank you, Governor Hochul. On your first day in office, you signed Executive Order 1, is that correct?
Governor Hochul: I believe it is.
Rep. Stefanik: And you extended this Executive Order not once, not twice, but three times, most recently January 16th this year, is that correct?
Governor Hochul: If that’s what your facts show. I signed countless executive orders and policies and laws.
Rep. Stefanik: I would assume you know it’s Executive Order 1, and this is a continuation of your predecessor’s sanctuary state policies, correct? It is included in that.
Governor Hochul: I want to be sure we are defining sanctuary state properly.
Rep. Stefanik: I’ll define it for you. It is the policy of the state that state officers or employees shall not disclose information to federal immigration authorities for the purpose of federal civil immigration enforcement. It goes on to say law enforcement officers may not use resources, equipment, or personnel for the purpose of detecting and apprehending any individual suspected or wanted for violating a civil immigration offense. Law enforcement officers have no authority in the state of New York to take any policy action solely because the person isn’t a documented alien. That’s a quote in your executive orders that you extended. Now, do you know who Sakeer Akaan is?
Governor Hochul: I want to get back to the first part of my question—
Rep. Stefanik: No, I’m asking you a question. Do you know who Sakeer Akaan is? You should as the Governor of New York State. Do you know?
Governor Hochul: Refresh my recollection.
Rep. Stefanik: He was an illegal migrant in New York, and do you know what crime he committed in addition to being here illegally?
Governor Hochul: I do not know.
Rep. Stefanik: You do not? This was widely reported. He found a 15-year-old girl, threatened her with a metal pole, told her to get into the back seat of his car, he took her clothes off, and he violently r*ped her in Albany, New York. Do you know who Sebastian Zapata Khalil is?
Governor Hochul: I’m sure you’ll tell me, there’s many cases—
Rep. Stefanik: These are high-profile cases New Yorkers know about them, and you don’t. So let’s talk about Sebastian Zapata Khalil. Do you know who that is?
Governor Hochul: I don’t have the specific details at my disposal, no.
Rep. Stefanik: Well, this is an illegal migrant in New York because of your sanctuary state policies. Do you know what crime he committed?
Governor Hochul: I’m not familiar at this moment.
Rep. Stefanik: I bet you’re going to be familiar when I remind you. He found a sleeping woman on the subway, lit her on fire, and burned her alive. This is in Kathy Hochul’s New York, and as I’m sure you are aware—I’ll remind you—that ICE issued an order to detain this violent criminal, but that was rejected by New York officials due to sanctuary state laws. Now, do you know who Raymond Rojas Basileo is?
Governor Hochul: I just want to say this, these crimes are horrific and I condemn them.
Rep. Stefanik: Because of your sanctuary state policies?
Governor Hochul: In all of these cases, we would work with ICE to remove them.
Rep. Stefanik: You did not in this case. They are walking on the streets because of your policies and your executive order that you signed three times. Now, Raymond Rojas Basileo, do you know who that is?
Governor Hochul: I’m telling you this, I will explain the policies of New York. We cooperate with ICE.
Rep. Stefanik: You do not specifically. ICE was told not to detain this individual, and he burned a woman alive on the New York subways in Kathy Hochul’s New York. So I will keep on going. What about Raymond Rojas Basileo? Do you know who that is?
Governor Hochul: I’m going to tell you our overall policy, which will address all this.
Rep. Stefanik: I’ll tell you who that is. He is an illegal who molested an 11-year-old in our state because, again, of your sanctuary state policies. This illegal was shielded from federal immigration enforcement and able to commit this heinous crime. And what about Wilson Castillo Diaz? Do you know who that is?
Governor Hochul: I’m telling you this—We do cooperate fully with ICE in criminal—
Rep. Stefanik: You’re not advocating for these victims. This is a 5-year-old who was r*ped on Long Island in Nassau County. You are not advocating on behalf of these victims, you are shielding illegals. Even in your opening statement, you prioritized putting illegals first.
Governor Hochul: That is not true.