NYPD officers were not dispatched to the hospital to participate or facilitate an ICE operation. Rather, they were responding to 911 calls regarding a protest outside of the hospital. And as I've made very clear that Our laws leave nothing, no room for interpretation, about the fact that our NYPD was, will not participate in civil immigration enforcement. And I've also been very clear about my views on ICE raids as a whole. I think that they are cruel. I think that they are inhumane. (24:33–24:43)
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Asserts that NYPD is not allowed to participate in civil immigration enforcement.
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