United States Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Department of Justice is suing the State of New York, Governor. Kathy Hochul, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Mark Schroeder for issuing drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants, arguing this violates immigration laws.
Another serious issue: blocking federal law enforcement from searching DMV records for illegal immigrants. If law enforcement pulls over an illegal immigrant with or without a valid license, NYS law blocks the feds from checking DMV records to determine whether or not they are here illegally.
“New York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens. It stops. It stops today, said Bondi at the news conference. “If you don’t comply with federal law, we will hold you accountable.”
Schroeder is being sued and one of the defendants because his office is responsible for the issuance of driver’s licences across the Empire State.
“The Conservative Party has complained from day one that New York’s Green Light Law aided illegal immigrants to avoid detection by federal authorities and even provided a path to voting. We applaud Attorney General Bondi and the DOJ for taking steps to put this law where it belongs in the trash can,” said Gerry Kassar, Chairman of the New York State Conservative Party.
Bondi is expected to make legal arguments that New York is violating federal law by not only issuing illegal immigrants drivers’ licenses but also resisting the efforts of the federal government to enforce immigration laws currently on the books..
“This is a new DOJ,” Bondi said. “We sued Illinois. New York did not listen, now you’re next.”
In a blistering statement condemning the lawsuit, Governor Hochul called the Justice Department’s lawsuit “smoke and mirrors.”
"We expect Pam Bondi's worthless, publicity-driven lawsuit to be a total failure, just like all the others. Let me be clear: New York is not backing down,” wrote Hochul in her prepared statement.
NYS Attorney General James released a one-sentence statement following the lawsuit press conference.
“Our state laws, including the Green Light law, protect the rights of all New Yorkers and keep our communities safe. I am prepared to defend our laws, just as I always have,” said James.
Attending the Justice Department press conference where the lawsuit was announced was ‘Angel Mom’, Tammy Nobles.
Her daughter was killed by an illegal alien. Bondi referenced the mother as one of the reasons why the Trump Administration seeks to deport illegal immigrants.
“Illegal aliens have flooded our communities, bringing violence and deadly drugs with them. I am taking steps to protect American citizens and ‘Angel Moms’ like Tammy."
Nobles said she has been sharing her story for two and a half years to hold municipalities and governments accountable for shielding and protecting illegal immigrants.
“DHS (Department of Homeland Security) did not do its job. HHS (Health and Human Services) did not do its job. They did not verify this killer’s sponsor. I am so thankful to Pam (Bondi) and President Trump for giving me a platform to share my story and what was happening under the Biden-Harris Administration,” Nobles said.
Police and prosecutors said an MS13 Gang member who was in the country illegally from El Salvador killed Tammy Nobles’ autistic daughter, Kayla Hamilton. She had turned 20 years old just three days before she was killed. According to police, her boyfriend found her dead body after she had been raped, tied up, and strangled with a phone cord.
Nobles said the killer “took $6 from her.”
In a chilling twist, Hamilton’s last moments were recorded on a voicemail to her boyfriend as she tried to reach him when the killer came into her mobile home.
In the press conference with Bondi, Nobles said the killer came to the country illegally in 2020 “making claims he was a child and afraid.
HHS called him a ‘nice boy’ and said he acted ‘in an age-appropriate manner."