ICE arrests illegal immigrant facing rape charge after his release under New York City ‘sanctuary status’

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended a man, accused of raping a teenage girl, who was released under New York City’s “sanctuary status” despite the agency’s request to hold him.

Miguel Federico Ajqui-Ajtzalam, a 20-year-old Guatemalan national, was arraigned Friday on charges of raping a 13-year-old girl five times in 2018. However, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office did not ask for bail, and the judge decided to cut him loose on supervised release.

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