And I will not comment on bills that are not before me. I usually get 800,000 bills I'll have to deal with next year. But that being said, I have said our policy continues to be We will assist when there's a crime that's been committed...but the civil offense of crossing the border by itself is civil enforcement. And we don't cooperate with that because guess what? I want our law enforcement to focus on keeping our streets safe from real criminals. Protect our subway, don't be diverted to do civil enforcement. (04:48–05:00)
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Asserts that New York State assists ICE only in criminal matters, not civil immigration enforcement.
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