New York state has released nearly 7,000 noncitizen criminals without alerting ICE, prompting a sharp rebuke from federal officials who say sanctuary policies are hamstringing law enforcement and returning violent offenders to the streets.
Far-left leaders in New York are being blamed for protecting illegal migrants instead of prioritizing public safety. Officials say this year’s releases include people accused of murder, sexual predation, assaults, robberies, drug and weapons offenses. The Department of Homeland Security highlighted the scale and seriousness of those charges to argue that sanctuary laws are creating predictable danger for communities.
New York state has released nearly 7,000 known illegal migrant criminals without notifying ICE since President Trump took office — including murderers, sexual predators and a maniac booted from the US eight times who attacked an Ithaca cop with a machete, the Department of Homeland Security revealed Monday.
Their rap sheets include 29 homicides, thousands of assaults and hundreds of burglaries, robberies, drug offenses, weapons offenses and sexual predatory offenses, according to DHS.
Federal officials also say thousands more noncitizen suspects remain in New York City jails now, awaiting disposition. They blame sanctuary rules that bar routine cooperation with federal immigration detainers for turning local lockups into revolving doors for criminal noncitizens. The accusation is that local policymakers are choosing politics over public safety, and the feds are reacting.
We’re saying that these criminal illegal aliens are exiting the jails and going back onto New York or Chicago or these other sanctuary streets to re perpetuate their crimes. Today, in New York City’s jails are 7,169 criminal illegal aliens. We’re talking about hundreds of murderers, hundreds of sexual predators, drug traffickers, the worst of the worst.
The Department of Homeland Security released a list of alleged offenses tied to those released, itemizing homicides, thousands of assaults, and scores of sexual predatory and violent crimes. That catalogue is being used to argue for stronger cooperation between state and federal authorities when it comes to detaining suspected criminal noncitizens. Federal leaders warn that without cooperation, ICE has to “flood the zone” with enforcement resources to keep communities safe.
“Dan Goldman and these other sanctuary city politicians, they should agree to hand over those individuals, honor those detainers, and then we won’t have to flood the zone with our ICE law enforcement. We won’t have to put those men and women on the ground because we will get these vicious criminals out of New York City’s jails.”
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Officials have been blunt and public in their criticism, and some have taken to social media to reinforce the point. A public post from a DHS official listed alleged totals tied to the released population: homicides, assaults, sexual predatory offenses, burglaries, robberies, drug offenses, and weapons offenses. That tally is intended to underline the claim that sanctuary policies facilitate repeated offenses by the same people.
-29 homicides
-2,509 assaults
-207 sexual predatory offenses
-199 burglaries
-305 robberies
-392 dangerous drugs offenses
-300 weapons offenses
This is why we flood the zone.
Federal agents point to specific cases to make the problem concrete. Names cited include a man arrested for attempting to travel for sex with someone he believed was 13, another accused in an alleged attempted murder after opening fire outside an apartment building, and a gang-affiliated individual with a prior assault conviction who was arrested for weapon possession and drugs. In each instance, critics say local policies initially prevented federal authorities from taking custody sooner.
Vyacheslav Danilovich Kim — who was busted for traveling to have sex with a girl whom he believed was 13 years old.
Steven Daniel Henriquez Galicia, 25, a Dominican national who entered the US illegally in 2016, was arrested in the Bronx last year for attempted murder after he allegedly opened fire outside an apartment building.
Anderson Smith Satuye Martinez, 21, a Crips gang member and Honduran national with a prior assault conviction, was busted Aug. 19 for criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance.
ICE Director Todd Lyons sent a formal demand to the state attorney general asking that the individuals still in custody be handed over to federal immigration authorities. Federal leaders expect resistance from local officials who have embraced sanctuary rules as policy, and they are preparing for continued battles over jurisdiction and custody. The push from Washington is for states and cities to honor detainers so enforcement can be coordinated and targeted.
Sanctuary policies trace back to executive actions and state laws that limit the use of local resources to assist federal immigration enforcement. Critics call these measures a deliberate decision to shield noncitizens from federal scrutiny, allowing dangerous individuals to reenter communities rather than being returned to their home countries. Supporters of sanctuary rules argue about civil rights and local priorities, but federal critics say the result is increased risk to ordinary citizens.
New York’s sanctuary laws tie the hands of law enforcement when cooperating with immigration agents, which crime suspects and even convicted child molesters are released back into the community — instead of being sent home.
A 2017 executive order signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo prohibits law enforcement officers from using “resources, equipment, or personnel” for helping feds enforce immigration laws.
The federal message is consistent: sanctuary policies are a policy choice with clear consequences. Officials arguing from a law-and-order perspective say cooperation between local and federal agencies is not optional when public safety is at stake. They want detainers honored and custody transfers handled cleanly so repeat offenders are not free to prey on neighborhoods.
For now, the standoff continues between state and local leaders who prioritize sanctuary status and federal authorities who insist that public safety demands coordination. The debate is likely to stay front and center as more cases surface and the numbers cited by DHS remain part of the public record.
And the Demoncrap Party with their Rino’s want you top believe that they care about you the American Taxpayer Citizens!
In a PIGS EYE!!! They actually want us all to DIE!!!