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Kathy Hochul: “ICE had the responsibility to keep [Mr. Shah Alam] in their…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 03:18

… a family hard working, visually impaired, left by federal agents at a closed coffee shop on the west side of Buffalo and literally wandered for days and froze to death. ICE had the responsibility to keep [Mr. Shah Alam] in their care and make sure he was returned safely. And they clearly failed in that responsibility. But the challenge for us is that the public attention span can be phenomenally short. (03:18–03:24)

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Asserts that ICE was responsible for the safety of Mr. Shah Alam.

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