New York City officials are expressing frustration over a fresh
report from the New York Post revealing concerning numbers from
the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
The Post finding nearly 60,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal records
or pending charges are out and about in the Big
Apple and around 670,000 are roaming nationwide.
Data shows more than 1000 migrants with criminal histories in
New York City are suspected or known gang members.
Republicans point blame at federal and local Democratic leaders as
more than 223,000 migrants have entered the Big Apple since
2022.
The GOP claiming taxpayer funded housing, food and healthcare are
luring not only migrants, but foreign criminals and demanding action
from state leaders.
Republican Representative Mike Lawler telling The Post Governor Kathy Hochul
must immediately end New York sanctuary status and work with
ICE to round up undocumented immigrants with criminal records.
Hochul responded, vowing to continue to protect law abiding immigrants
while ensuring violent criminals are held accountable.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly pushed for
sanctuary rules to be eased so suspected criminal migrants can
be arrested by federal authorities.
But Adams argues his hands are tied due to a
de Blasio era law barring local law enforcement from working
with federal immigration investigations.
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