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 sort of lawbreaker Americans overwhelmingly want to see deported.
But not Hochul — she granted him clemency on Aug. 28.
His case stood out from those…
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