In 2017, when Byron Brown last ran for mayor of Buffalo, it seemed politicians across New York couldn’t wait to support his bid for a fourth term.
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India B. Walton, left, and Mayor Byron W. Brown disagree on whether Buffalo should be a "sanctuary city."
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Read the full story from News Staff Reporter Robert J. McCarthy
Ellen Przepasniak
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