He went on to say that Nassau County is committed to working alongside U.S. immigration agencies. Blakeman argued that this was necessary to improve public safety.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman affirms support for mass deportation policy, vows county assistance
“We have organized crime here from places like Chile and Venezuela, that's wrong. It's creating an unsafe environment in Nassau County,” Blakeman said. “Statements by the county executive really do nothing but begin to fan the flames of hate and put structures in place for discrimination to happen,” Harding said.
“The Nassau County Police Department will cooperate with Customs and Border Patrol, ICE, the FBI, and anybody else who wants to make sure these people are returned to the countries they came from,” Blakeman said.Some residents voiced strong support for Blakeman’s stance, with one saying, “Deport, deport, deport. I’m all for that.”
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