The illegals are being consistent in the crimes they are committing.
Dozens of illegal immigrants shielded by New York City’s sanctuary policy this year have already gone on to be arrested for still other crimes including drug and theft, the federal government said Friday, looking to pressure the city to change.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flagged more than 440 people in New York’s jails as deportation targets from January to April. But city officials would only hold those the mayor’s office deemed to have committed egregious crimes, ICE said, meaning dozens were shielded from deportation and set free.
Of those, “hundreds” were released and 40 have already been arrested for new crimes, said ICE, a branch of Homeland Security.
Among them is a 43-year-old Chinese man who was arrested in March for a drug offense, released back into the community then arrested for another felony drug charge a month later. A 28-year-old Salvadoran man arrested in March for assault was released, and a month later he was also back behind bars for a robbery arrest.
“Simply put, the politics and rhetoric in this city are putting its own communities at an unnecessary risk,” said Scott Mechowski, acting field office director for ICE’s deportation office in New York.
Asked for comment, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office demanded questions be sent by email, then didn’t immediately respond when a request was sent.