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Michael Blake: “Richie Torres voted to express gratitude for ICE.”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 34:51

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. (34:51–34:54)

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