ICE Buffalo official takes shot at NY Gov Hochul after arrest of wanted illegal immigrant | 22 Nov 2024 | Officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Buffalo, New York, took a shot at Gov. Kathy Hochul's disastrous immigration policies while announcing the arrest of a wanted illegal migrant. Buffalo Field Office Director Thomas Brophy said that they will continue to protect residents "regardless of what the governor of New York says." "The men and women of ERO [Enforcement and Removal Operations] will continue to protect our communities from dangerous offenders, regardless of what the governor of New York state says," he said in a release on Friday. "We will not be deterred by politicians putting votes over protecting the citizens of this nation," Brophy said. Brophy's response came after ICE Buffalo announced the arrest of a Brazilian national who had a slew of local charges as well as charges in his home country of Brazil. The agency said that the unidentified migrant had pending charges for strangulation and endangering the welfare of a child. He was also under investigation in Brazil for several crimes, including homicide.