WEBVTT 00:01.140 --> 00:04.201 [SPEAKER_00]: This is a news.com newsflash. 00:19.200 --> 00:29.066 [SPEAKER_00]: News.com has learned that the hearing focused on how Democratic-led state's handle immigration enforcement, particularly regarding their refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in civil cases. 00:29.926 --> 00:36.970 [SPEAKER_00]: Tensions escalated when represented a green question Hatchel's political affiliation, asking, you stated that you're a proud registered Democrat. 00:37.651 --> 00:44.175 [SPEAKER_00]: To which Hatchel responded with a jab, saying, yes, is that illegal now, too, in your country? 00:45.055 --> 00:49.256 [SPEAKER_00]: Green, momentarily amused, replied with, this is not a laughing matter. 00:50.077 --> 00:59.080 [SPEAKER_00]: The exchange grew more intense when Green referenced the murder of Black and Rather, a Georgian nursing student allegedly killed by a Venezuelan national who had previously been released in New York. 00:59.920 --> 01:05.282 [SPEAKER_00]: While talking about the death of Rather, Representative Green accused Governor Hatchel were being complicit in the murder. 01:05.622 --> 01:10.904 [SPEAKER_00]: Saying, this little girl would be alive today if you weren't such a treasonous governor supporting sanctuary laws. 01:11.793 --> 01:14.276 [SPEAKER_00]: The Department of Justice should prosecute you for her murder. 01:15.117 --> 01:19.722 [SPEAKER_00]: She also accused Hotral of smiling during the exchange to which the governor pushed back firmly. 01:20.583 --> 01:21.744 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thinking about her parents. 01:22.585 --> 01:23.707 [SPEAKER_00]: Don't question how I look. 01:24.588 --> 01:26.830 [SPEAKER_00]: My heart is breaking for her parents, she said. 01:27.720 --> 01:33.667 [SPEAKER_00]: The hearing was part of a broader effort by the Republican-led committee, chaired by Representative James Comer, our KY. 01:34.248 --> 01:38.173 [SPEAKER_00]: To challenge the legality and safety of sanctuary jurisdictions, I.E. 01:38.473 --> 01:43.519 [SPEAKER_00]: states are cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, particularly on civil matters. 01:44.400 --> 01:49.843 [SPEAKER_00]: During the hearing, Republican lawmakers highlighted violent crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants. 01:50.523 --> 01:59.928 [SPEAKER_00]: Hotual, according to reports, defended her state's policies and condemned the Trump administration's decision to deploy national guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests. 02:00.808 --> 02:05.691 [SPEAKER_00]: She said, as we speak, an American city has been militarized over the objections of their governor. 02:06.609 --> 02:10.370 [SPEAKER_00]: At the outset, I just want to say that this is a flagrant abuse of power. 02:10.751 --> 02:18.013 [SPEAKER_00]: According to reports, some of the most heated moments of the hearing occurred between Hatchel and Republican lawmakers from her own state of New York. 02:18.233 --> 02:28.317 [SPEAKER_00]: Representative Elise Tefani, who has been touted as a potential candidate for New York Governor in twenty twenty six, cited cases in which she claimed individuals were assaulted and even burned a line by immigrants. 02:28.337 --> 02:31.218 [SPEAKER_00]: He had entered or remained in the US without legal authorization. 02:32.138 --> 02:37.881 [SPEAKER_00]: In response, Governor Hatchel said the crimes were horrific and heartbreaking, and insisted that we cooperate with ICE. 02:38.181 --> 02:40.603 [SPEAKER_00]: We cooperate with law enforcement and criminal cases.