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Kathy Hochul: “Joe Biden had a policy where they walked in. They were not…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 07:37

And Tom Holman also told me they know they have gone too far and they're not going to go after people unless they've committed crimes. Not in their mind. The crime of crossing the border. Joe Biden had a policy where they walked in. They were not criminals when they walked in. They were given asylum, an application to become asylum seekers. So they didn't come here illegally. Not that whole class of individuals during his administration. You're talking about the humanitarian parole. Right? Right. (07:37–07:47)

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Asserts that under Joe Biden's policy, individuals were not considered criminals upon entry and were given asylum applications.

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