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Michael Blake: “Richie Torres voted for the Lake and Riley act that will…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

'We should actually protect our immigrants and not be supporting ICE'

Published June 11, 2026 | Video Starts at 34:47

I am a son of immigrants. I'm fighting for immigrants. We're saying we have to make sure we protect you from ice. Richie Torres voted for the Lake and Riley act that will increase deportations. Richie Torres voted to express gratitude for ice for any of us, whether if you are Bangladeshi, Jamaican, Latino, any of our communities, if there's one thing that is very clear in this difference in this race, Michael Blake is here to protect immigrants. (34:47–34:51)

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Asserts that Richie Torres voted for an act that will increase deportations.

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“Richie Torres directly said that a genocide is a figment of imagination.”
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“Richie Torres personally invested in the weapons makers in the war.”
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“There's recent polling among Democratic primary voters, Right. That APAC is negative 22 points underwater.”
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“I created the My Brother's Keeper program, the only one in the US that exists right now for us helping black and brown kids to go to school…”
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“He [Richie Torres] said in the Guy Benson interview on June 18th of 2025 that not only does he support the war, but that he supports the US…”
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“Michael Blake was one of 10 people that Senator Obama trained in the yes We can program in 2006.”
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“The Bangladeshi American advocacy group BAG has endorsed my campaign.”
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“Alliance South Asian American labor, and so many groups have come together to support us.”
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“We deserve better and that we can't afford to wait.”
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“We should fund books and not bombs.”
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“We should actually protect our immigrants and not be supporting ICE.”
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“You can have Medicare for all and also make sure we have Medicaid for our communities.”
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“I was vice chair of the DNC when we won.”
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“I have more endorsements in this race than any challenger in the country to an incumbent.”
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“Michael Blake's campaigns centered on affordability, public safety, housing, education, and a vision for more fair and prosperous [Bronx].”
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“People are dying for a senseless war that we have no business being in.”
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“Richie Torres has, by his own acknowledgment, describes himself as a Zionist.”
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“In a recent poll that came out last week, when voters learn of the different policies between myself and Richie Torres, it showed that I was…”
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“Richie Torres has four times Supported of ICE to deport people.”
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“Richie Torres made a decision to continue to convey his support for Israel's government.”
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“I was part of the team in the legislature when I was in the assembly for six years where we focused on raise the age so that 16 and 17 year…”
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“There has to be a scenario where we want to have a federal police misconduct registry.”
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“There needs to be one [a misconduct registry] as relates to federal agents for ICE and other entities as well.”
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“We co led diversity in medicine to make sure more black and brown doctors were able to get funding for those programs.”
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“We were able to have the prompt pay bill to help our minority women owned businesses get paid faster in New York State.”
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“I have 32 endorsements in this race running against an incumbent.”
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“Richie Torres voted to express gratitude for ICE.”
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“Richie Torres is supporting ice.”
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