New York has rejected 16,070 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests since President Trump took office, involving individuals accused or convicted of more than 52,000 criminal charges. These rejections came despite ICE's attempts to detain suspected illegal migrants involved in serious crimes like murder, sexual assault, and drug offenses. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticized New York’s refusal to cooperate, while Governor Kathy Hochul’s office defended the state’s policies as not shielding violent criminals but rather prioritizing local law enforcement discretion.
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed that New York officials have ignored over 14,000 (and possibly up to 16,000) detention requests from the Department of Homeland Security for illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds. These migrants are accused or convicted of more than 47,750 felony charges, including murder and sexual assault. Mullin criticized New York's lack of response to these detainer requests, questioning why they release individuals back onto the streets who have "extensive criminal backgrounds" and no right to be in the United States. This criticism came on the heels of an ICE-involved shooting incident in the Bronx involving a suspected gang member. The articles highlight tensions between federal immigration enforcement policies and local government decisions regarding detainee requests, particularly from sanctuary cities.
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WASHINGTON — New York blew off 16,000 Trump administration ICE orders to detain suspected heinous illegal migrants accused or convicted in more than 50,000 criminal charges, disturbing new data show.
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The Department of Homeland Security said the municipalities across the Dem-driven state have refused to comply with its detainment requests 16,070 times since President Trump re-entered office fewer than two years ago — refusing to hand over criminal migrants suspected or convicted of everything from murder to kidnapping and sexual assault.
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Trump → say → kidnapping
“While sanctuary politicians continue to release dangerous criminals onto their streets, our brave law enforcement officers will continue to risk their lives to arrest these heinous criminals and make America safe again.
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America → continue → criminals
Illegal aliens have no sanctuary in America.”
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aliens → have → America
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told The Post.
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Mullin → tell → Post
“We enforce these laws with no help from Mayor [Zohran] Mamdani and Governor [Kathy] Hochul.
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We → enforce → Mamdani
“The Trump Administration is committed to protecting the American people in every city and every state, and we won’t let sanctuary politicians stand in our way
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politicians → commit → way
,” Mullin said.
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Mullin → say → ?
ICE detainers are requests made to state and local law-enforcement agencies asking them to detain a suspected illegal migrant for as long as 48 hours so that the feds can have enough time to take custody of them.
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feds → make → them
But Albany lets local governments throughout the state set their own policies, turning places such as the Big Apple into dangerous lefty “Sanctuary Cities” that refuse to honor the requests.
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that → let → requests
The Trump administration has dubbed New York an entire “Sanctuary State” because of its policies restricting cooperation with the feds on immigration enforcement.
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administration → dub → enforcement
There were a deeply troubling 52,503 criminal charges or convictions associated with the ICE detainers that the municipalities across the Empire State have rejected so far under Trump, according to DHS.
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Crimes allegedly committed by the illegal migrants included 131 homicides, 132 kidnappings, 1,017 sexual offenses, 1,561 counts of driving under the influence, 1,631 burglaries, 1,776 robberies and 2,198 weapons infractions.
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Crimes → commit → influence
The alleged crimes against the migrants also included 9,502 assaults and 4,324 counts related to dangerous drugs, according to data from DHS.
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crimes → allege → DHS
“Governor Hochul has been clear: New York State is not and never will be a sanctuary for violent criminals,” Hochul’s spokeswoman, Alexia Nizhny, told The Post in response to DHS’s claims.
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spokeswoman → tell → claims
“By law, New York State always notifies federal immigration enforcement of any non-citizen serving a State prison sentence,” she said in a statement.
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she → notify → statement
“Any assertion otherwise is a blatant mischaracterization of the facts meant to distract from the cruelty and violence we saw from Secretary Mullin’s ICE agents earlier this week.”
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we → mean → agents
An estimated 2,000 individuals held in New York state facilities have been turned over to federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, according to the governor’s office.
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individuals → estimate → office
Tensions between the Trump administration and New York exploded last week when ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal in the Bronx amid accusations that he accelerated his SUV near the feds.
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he → explode → feds
ICE claims that Belgal refused to comply with directives to exit his vehicle and instead smashed into two government cars before accelerating towards the feds.
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Belgal → claim → feds
Belgal was hit in the neck and is now in federal custody.
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Belgal → hit → custody
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