Cuomo can pardon state crimes, and if his ability to pardon is a plenary power under the Constitution of the State of New York, then there will be NO challenges. HOWEVER, Cuomo has absolutely NO authority to pardon federal crimes; therefore, if these people have federal warrants outstanding, there is NOTHING Cuomo can do to stop the federal government from prosecuting and/or deporting these individuals.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence |