“I believe that border security is national security and that we do need immigration enforcement to ensure that violent criminals and drug cartels and human traffickers and terrorist organizations aren't in our communities and that they are deported.”

Fox News · Oct 13 · Lawler, Conley clash over sanctuary laws, ICE shooting in NY-17 debate

“But what we are seeing right now with the conduct of ICE is posing a public safety hazard. To your point, last week, they shot into a car where there was a 5-year-old child. I'll tell you, as a law enforcement officer, you're not permitted to do that kind of stuff.”

Fox News · Oct 13 · Lawler, Conley clash over sanctuary laws, ICE shooting in NY-17 debate

“I do not believe that our local tax dollars funding our local law enforcement should be going to doing the federal government's job.”

NY Post · Oct 13 · Lawler, Conley clash over sanctuary laws, ICE shooting in NY-17 debate

“What happened to Sheridan Gorman should never have happened. He should've been deported. He should've been turned over to federal immigration officials.”

NY Post · Oct 13 · Lawler, Conley clash over sanctuary laws, ICE shooting in NY-17 debate