The Immigration Politics of a Felon's Pardon

Dem Governor Pardons Migrant Felon to Stop His Deportation.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has issued a full state pardon to a migrant convicted of second-degree assault to prevent his deportation.

The Immigration Politics of a Felon’s Pardon

New York Governor Kathy Hochul granted clemency to a convicted felon with no right to remain in the U.S. She is putting foreigners, instead of Americans, first.

The Immigration Politics of a Felon's Pardon

How far will New York Gov. Kathy Hochul go to keep immigrant criminals in this country? So far, she'll even pardon a man convicted of an aggravated felony, if that's what it takes to prevent the United States Supreme Court from setting a restrictionist precedent. Keisy Guerrero Mariano is a Dominican who spent two years in prison for committing a violent crime: second-degree assault. Mariano, known as "G.M." in court documents, is exactly the so…