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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has long used her pardon powers to spare criminal noncitizens from deportation.
For instance, in December 2022, Hochul pardoned nine foreign nationals who engaged in criminal activity after migrating to the United States — crimes including drug dealing, theft, robbery witness tampering, and drug possession.
“Clemency is a powerful tool that can be exercised to advance the interests of justice and fairness and to recognize efforts made by individuals to improve not only their own lives but the lives of those around them,” the Democratic governor said at the time.
Vatthanavong ‘would be on a deportation flight to Laos’ were it not for Hochul’s intervention.
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