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13 October
5:08 pm

Kathy Hochul appealed to ICE to let this criminal out.

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Bruce Blakeman, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)

5:08 pm
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Why we checked itA specific allegation that the sitting governor intervened with ICE to release a criminal — a serious and verifiable claim about an official action.
What we foundMultiple independent sources confirm that Governor Hochul pressed federal officials — specifically DHS Secretary Mullin and President Trump — to release Oscar Belgal, a man with a criminal record who had been shot and detained by ICE.
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