Rep. Dan Goldman Accuses GOP of Bending Knee to Trump, Mischaracterizing NY Policies

Criticism of Republican Colleagues

• 🎯 Rep. Dan Goldman urged Republican colleagues to reserve comment on recent events until full information is available, accusing them of "desperately run[ning] to bend the knee to Donald Trump and Christy Gnome."
• ⚠️ He characterized the actions of some Republicans as "authoritarian lawless behavior" and criticized their focus on Joe Biden instead of Donald Trump, stating, "anyone with two eyes that can see can see that that was authoritarian lawless behavior."

New York's Immigration Policies

• 🗽 Governor Hochul clarified New York's stance, stating the state is not a sanctuary or haven for criminals and devotes significant energy to public safety, allocating $2.5 billion in recent years.
• 🤝 New York cooperates with ICE on investigating and building cases against criminals, alerting ICE 30 days in advance of inmate release and facilitating deportation.
• 🚫 However, New York does not divert essential resources to assist ICE with civil immigration enforcement, as that is a federal responsibility.

Accusations Against Trump Administration Immigration Tactics

• ⚖️ Goldman detailed instances where ICE officers allegedly waited for immigrants with asylum applications to exit courtrooms to arrest them.
• 🚨 He accused the Trump administration of dismissing removal proceedings to void asylum claims, enabling arrests and expedited removal without a live asylum claim.
• 💔 These actions are described as targeting non-criminal, non-violent immigrants going through lawful processes, which Goldman called a "disgrace."
• 📈 Goldman suggested the Trump administration is targeting these individuals to artificially inflate their numbers due to an inability to effectively apprehend convicted criminals.