'One in a Barrage of Political Abuses': Cuomo Blasts DHS Officials Over False Statements in NY Suit Challenging Exclusion From Travel Programs
Government lawyers, however, said that the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged last week that several other jurisdictions besides New York had also placed similar restrictions on information-sharing with the federal government.
July 24, 2020 at 03:17 PM
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday called for investigations and possible criminal sanctions after the Department of Homeland Security admitted to making false statements in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's move to ban New Yorkers from enrolling in federal programs intended to expedite international travel.
In comments to reporters, the third-term Democratic governor attacked the motives behind the policy and castigated federal officials, including Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and his deputy Ken Cuccinelli, for using their offices to carry out acts of political exploitation.
Both men, Cuomo said, could face potential criminal and civil liability, and he called the Department of Justice and Democrats in Congress to take up investigations of the matter.
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