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WATCH: Radical Democrats in New York Battleground Congressional District Call to Abolish ICE or ‘Go Back to the Drawing Board’ During Debate, One Candidate Declares ‘Everyone Will be Held Accountable’


Democrats hoping for the chance to unseat Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in New York’s battleground 17th Congressional District made their radical positions on immigration enforcement crystal clear at a candidate forum this week.
In video footage from the Westchester County Democratic Committee’s pre-primary debate on Thursday, at Manhattanville College, a moderator asked the candidates, “Abolish, reform, or keep ICE?”
The responses from three leading contenders left little doubt about their desire to see the agency keeping Americans safe destroyed.
Beth Davidson, the Rockland County legislator who leads early polling in the Democratic primary, responded first.
“Go back to the drawing board,” Davidson said. “We need a system that is humane and streamlined that keeps people safe and allows everyone who plays by the rules a full path to citizenship.”
Effie Phillips-Staley, a progressive Tarrytown Village Trustee and self-described “unapologetic progressive,” was blunter.
“Abolish ICE!” she declared.
Phillips-Staley has made abolishing the agency a centerpiece of her campaign.
On her official website, Phillips-Staley lists “abolishing ICE” among her priorities and published a press release in January titled “A New Vision for a Civil Immigration System,” calling for demilitarizing immigration enforcement and treating it as a civil administrative matter rather than a “paramilitary” operation.
Cait Conley, an Army combat veteran and former election security official from Ossining, framed ICE agents as the problem.
“Everyone will be held accountable,” she said, describing federal agents on American streets who “assault, harass, and kill people sworn to serve.”
Conley’s campaign site states she will fight to “rein in ICE” as part of opposing what she calls the Trump administration’s “unlawful and authoritarian agenda.”
WATCH:
MODERATOR: Abolish, form, or keep ICE?
Beth Davidson: “Go back to the drawing board.”
Effie Phillips-Staley: “Abolish ICE!”
Cait Conley: “Everyone will be held accountable.”
The Democrats running for New York’s 17th congressional district want to end immigration enforcement. pic.twitter.com/e9o43mEgx2
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 10, 2026
New York’s 17th District, which includes parts of Rockland, Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, is a battleground seat.
The Democrat primary is scheduled for June 23.
Davidson currently leads the crowded field in fundraising and name recognition, according to recent polls reported by Politico and Patch.
The district has been a top target for national Democrats hoping to flip the House in the midterms.
Lawler has consistently supported strong border security and interior enforcement measures.
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JUST IN: Palm Beach Elections Volunteer Arrested for Stealing Computer Equipment and Encrypted Access Key Ahead of Special Election Won by Democrat

John Panicci arrested in Palm Beach for stealing computer equipment / Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
A Palm Beach, Florida, elections volunteer was arrested for stealing computer equipment encrypted access key ahead of a special election where a Democrat won by 800 votes.
John Panicci was arrested on Friday for taking sensitive computer equipment and other supplies on March 19 ahead of the March 24 special election.
As previously reported, a Democrat flipped a Florida state house district that includes President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Emily Gregory won state house district 87 in last Tuesday night’s special election.
Palm Beach Democrat Emily Gregory
President Trump won this district by 11 points in 2024.
Last Monday, ahead of the election, President Trump endorsed Republican Jon Maples for state house district 87.
However, Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples last Tuesday night.
NBC Miami reported:
A man accused of stealing election computer equipment in Palm Beach County was arrested on Saturday, authorities said.
John Panicci was charged with taking damaged computer equipment, supplies/electronic devices.
According to detectives, on Friday, they arrived at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office after receiving reports that sensitive computer equipment had been stolen.
During their investigation, detectives said that on March 19, the Elections Office was doing a training session for volunteers who were going to help with the election scheduled on March 24.
Detectives said that during the training session, Panicci stole an encrypted access key from a voter registration terminal.
The key that Panacci allegedly took was programmed only for the training databases, but there were concerns that if someone else could reverse engineer the encryption, they could then use it on a voter registration kiosk for malicious purposes.
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Politics
Victor Reacts: This Is Sick, Predatory, Disgusting Behavior by Minnesota Democrats (VIDEO)


Every MN House Democrat voted to allow children to see graphic adult content. pic.twitter.com/CJnOaMoOOC
— Victor Nieves (@ItsVictorNieves) March 28, 2026
Children are often exposed to pornographic content between ten and thirteen years old.
How is that possible?
Children cannot buy firearms, alcohol, or even spray paint.
So why are so many children exposed to such graphic adult content?
Because of things like this.
The Gateway Pundit reported,
Every single Minnesota House Democrat voted against a bill that would have required age verification on pornographic websites to protect children from watching or accessing explicit online content.
The vote on House File 1434 ended in a 67-67 tie on Thursday, with all 67 Republicans supporting the measure and all 67 Democrats opposing it.
The tie killed the bill.
The legislation would have mandated that commercial websites where 25 percent or more of the content consists of material harmful to minors verify that users are at least 18 years old before granting access.
The bill defines “harmful to minors” based on standards lacking serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for youth.
It included protections for data privacy and enforcement mechanisms through the attorney general and private lawsuits by parents.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, during a debate about the bill, Democrat State Representative Leigh Finke, the state’s first openly transgender legislator, voiced strong opposition, claiming porn can be “educational” for queer kids.
Finke claimed that the vague definition of “prurient interest” could be interpreted to include “the very existence of transgender kids.”
Intentionally allowing children to be exposed to this content is sick, predatory, and disgusting.
The left appears hellbent on destroying the innocence of children. Parents everywhere should take note.
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