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Published September 26, 2025 | Video Starts at 22:22

… video, you know that you represent that woman as well as everyone who is here in this park. And yet what we have seen is silence at best from this … I will increase legal representation of immigrant New Yorkers who are under attack. … or Also political to stand up for the dignity of these same immigrant New Yorkers. Can I just add something? (22:22–22:42)

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Asserts a plan to enhance legal support for immigrants.

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“A judge recently found in [California's] favor that [the National Guard] deployment was illegal.”
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“A video was brought to light showcasing acts that shocked the conscience of New Yorkers and Americans.”
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“The wife of a detained man begged an ICE agent to free her husband, and was thrown to the ground.”
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“The officer [who assaulted the woman] has been relieved of their duties.”
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“We have had a city hall and an administration that has embraced [these horrors].”
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“A mayor is willing to broker a deal with a president, no matter the cost to the people he's elected to serve.”
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“This administration is breaking the law, judgments from court orders, in a brazen fashion.”
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“I will be a mayor who defends and is proud of our sanctuary city laws.”
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“I commit to hiring 200 lawyers so our law department can return to pre-pandemic levels.”
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“Andrew Cuomo has been quiet amidst this kind of repression.”
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“Andrew Cuomo called undocumented New Yorkers illegals.”
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“ICE is enmeshed in our jails, on our streets, in day-to-day life across this city.”
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“In the DOI's own findings, they too stated that this was the result of a lack of training by the Adams administration.”
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“It showcases a result of an administration that has sought to collaborate with the federal government and one whose collaboration is being…”
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“When the indictment was being dropped for Eric Adams, it was being stated for all of us to see that it was done with an intent to facilitate…”
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“New Yorkers who are working for that same administration are not being trained in the manner that they should to follow the law and to…”
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“The current mayor [of New York City] has abdicated [the responsibility of leadership] entirely.”
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“I will increase the lawyers we have to pre-pandemic levels to ensure that a storied law department finally has the backing.”
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“I will increase legal representation for immigrant New Yorkers facing these kinds of threats.”
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“Benjamin Netanyahu's use of the hostages as a justification to continue a war that has only continued to endanger the lives of those very…”
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“Eric Adams shared [words of thanks to Benjamin Netanyahu] for defending the Western world and our way of life.”
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“The current commissioner, Jessica Tisch, has made it clear that in the pursuit of public safety, we do not need the National Guard's…”
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“The federal government is seeking to make an example of [our Attorney General] for having the audacity to hold them to account.”
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“We stand with [the Attorney General], and we stand with each and every New Yorker and the law that protects them.”
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“If the ICE agent has violated a law and is found to have done so, then, yes, they should be charged.”
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“We cannot have a separate system for those especially that are seeking to enforce those laws.”
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