ALBANY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement in response to a report that Kathy Hochul and Tish James have released nearly 7,000 criminal illegal migrants back onto New York streets in 2025 alone:

“In Kathy Hochul and Letitia James’ New York, nearly 7,000 criminal illegal migrants have been released onto our streets this year. Their collective rap sheet includes homicide, rape, assault, and one machete-wielding maniac deported eight times who attacked a cop.

“Democrats’ sanctuary policies have turned our state into a dumping ground for violent criminals who should have been deported. Governor Elise Stefanik will end the sanctuary madness on day one, restore law and order, and work with federal authorities to deport every single criminal illegal migrant. No more excuses. No more innocent victims. The Hochul-James era of lawlessness ends when Elise Stefanik becomes Governor.”

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