Democrat: Deporting Illegals Convicted of Child Rape is Discriminatory
A Democratic primary challenger in New York reaffirmed her stance that the U.S. should never deport any illegal alien, even those convicted of violent crimes like murder or child sexual abuse.
Darializa Avila Chevalier, who is running against Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) in the Democratic primary, reaffirmed her controversial stance during a podcast interview with Vox Media’s Astead Herndon, according to Breitbart News.
When asked directly whether she maintains her prior statement that all deportation is wrong, Chevalier replied affirmatively. That phrase, yes, I still believe that all deportations are wrong, she stated.
Herndon pressed the candidate on the implications of her position, asking whether her opposition to deportation extends to illegal aliens who have been convicted of breaking United States criminal law. Chevalier responded by arguing that deporting convicted criminal aliens would constitute discrimination based on their country of birth.
The Democratic challenger claimed that applying immigration consequences to foreign nationals who commit crimes in America amounts to double punishment. She argued that because the United States has a criminal justice system that processes offenders, subjecting illegal aliens to both criminal prosecution and deportation violates principles of equality and double jeopardy.
Chevalier contended that once a foreign national has served time for a criminal conviction, deportation represents an additional punishment imposed solely because of where they were born. She described deportation as ripping convicted criminals away from everything they know and love, characterizing it as discriminatory treatment.
The candidate has secured an endorsement from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), a socialist politician who has publicly praised Chevalier as a champion for illegal aliens. In a campaign advertisement featuring Mamdani, the mayor commends Chevalier for having united families separated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Chevalier’s campaign platform includes a promise to abolish ICE, the federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing immigration law across the country. Her campaign website states that the agency exists to control communities rather than ensure safety, and argues that because ICE was only created in 2002, the nation can return to a time before its existence.
The primary challenge comes as immigration enforcement remains a central issue in American politics, with sharp divisions between those who support strict enforcement of immigration law and those who advocate for limiting or eliminating deportations regardless of criminal history.
With information from Breitbart News
