The state of New York has reportedly released nearly 7,000 illegal aliens from jail, including 29 individuals who were linked to homicide cases, in defiance of ICE detainer requests.
Per the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 6,947 illegals have been released, after committing 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 199 burglaries, 305 robberies, 392 dangerous drugs offenses, 300 weapons offenses, and 207 sexual predatory offenses.
Republican New York Congressman Claudia Tenney joined Fox’s Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday to discuss the new development.
She also revealed that Letitia James knows about this but “doesn’t care,” and she’s even trying to prosecute local sheriffs for cooperating with ICE. According to the New York Post, Attorney General Letitia James is snooping around and probing Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton and the Nassau County Sheriff’s office for misconduct for cooperating with federal law enforcement.
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McEnany: This is incomprehensible to me, people who immigration authorities want just let out in the streets of New York?
Tenney: Yeah, this is a sanctuary state, as you know, still is a sanctuary state run by the Democrats completely. Even the governor faces a veto proof majority in the legislature, and now we’re going to end up having, you know, a pro-sanctuary Mayor coming in the first of January. But yeah, there are 1000s, almost 7000 people with these advanced criminal records like, you know, murder, you said, homicide, rape, extortion, you name it, just about every crime— child, sex crimes that are led into our state every single year, at least this last year.
And this is all done, and Letitia James, our Attorney General, was alerted. She doesn’t care. She even goes after and is trying to prosecute any of the local governments who want to cooperate with what is called the 287(g) program. That program allows local police to coordinate with ICE if we have dangerous criminal aliens within the confines of a county or a city.
She is interfering with that. She’s actually prosecuting my home Sheriff for actually cooperating. And my district in upstate New York, New York 24, my entire northern border is the Canadian border, and we have had almost 90% of the people on the foreign terror watch list under Joe Biden were coming in across the northern border. So, it’s a very dangerous place and a very easy place for safe haven, especially with a sanctuary state like New York.
Per the DHS:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James calling on her to put the safety of Americans first and honor ICE arrest detainers of the more than 7,000 criminal illegal aliens in the state’s custody including murderers, sexual predators, and those convicted of or charged with weapons offenses.
New York’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in therelease of 6,947 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. The crimes of these aliens include 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 199 burglaries, 305 robberies, 392 dangerous drugs offenses, 300 weapons offenses, and 207 sexual predatory offenses.
There are currently 7,113 aliens in the custody of a New York jurisdiction with an active detainer. The crimes of these aliens include 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drugs offenses, 152 weapons offenses, and 260 sexual predatory offenses.
In September, ICE sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James asking for cooperation in honoring ICE detainers on criminal illegal aliens. Her office did not respond.
“Attorney General James and her fellow New York Sanctuary politicians are releasing murderers, terrorists, and sexual predators back into our neighborhoods and putting American lives at risk,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.“We are calling on Letitia James to stop this dangerous derangement and commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainers of the more than 7,000 criminal illegal aliens in New York’s custody. It is common sense. Criminal illegal aliens should not be released back onto our streets to terrorize more innocent Americans.”
As The Gateway Pundit reported, incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has vowed to oppose ICE and not allow deportations unless an illegal alien is convicted of “serious crimes.”
This came after President Trump hosted Mamdani at the White House. Two emerged from their meeting, appearing highly optimistic about their agreement to work together for the benefit of New York during a press conference. Trump, shockingly, even told reporters that he expects to work with Mamdani on crime and illegal immigration.
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