Staten Island lawmaker criticizes New York's immigration policies

A Staten Island lawmaker, Michael Tannousis, joined Tom Homan, a former Trump administration official, to criticize New York's sanctuary city policies. They called for changes to enhance immigration enforcement and warned of increased ICE presence if policies remain unchanged. Homan claimed that New York's current policies lead to more ICE agents in communities. Tannousis accused Democratic leaders of prioritizing migrants over local residents, citing the influx of over 200,000 undocumented migrants and its impact on taxpayers. Republican lawmakers also pushed to repeal the Green Light Law, which allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. They proposed a state version of the Laken Riley Act to notify ICE about non-citizen arrests.