Lawler, Conley Spar Over Immigration and Assault in 1-Hour NY-17 Debate
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Lawler, Conley Spar Over Immigration and Assault in 1-Hour NY-17 Debate
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Summary
Mike Lawler and Cait Conley turned a 1-hour NY-17 debate into a sharp clash over immigration, crime and sexual assault in a race that could help decide House control.
Immigration drove the fiercest exchanges: Lawler blasted a moderator for focusing on an ICE shooting in the Bronx and argued sanctuary policies and cashless bail endanger public safety.
Sheridan Gorman’s killing became the debate’s emotional centerpiece, with Lawler calling it “preventable” and accusing Conley of backing laws that would keep suspects from being turned over to ICE.
Conley called the killing “atrocious” and said violent criminals should be deported, then later accused Lawler of “mansplaining” after he defended his handling of domestic-abuse and sexual-assault questions.
The confrontation underscored how a suburban swing district in New York has become a proxy fight over immigration enforcement, public safety and Republicans’ narrow House majority.
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