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ICE: NYC released 440 ‘dangerous’ illegal immigrants over 3 months, many rearrested

By Paul Bedard
Published June 4, 2018 3:15pm ET
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ICE: NYC released 440 ‘dangerous’ illegal immigrants over 3 months, many rearrested
Over just three months this year, New York City, which acts as a “sanctuary city” for criminal illegal immigrants, released 440 “dangerous” offenders sought for deportation, and 10 percent went on to commit more crime, according to a new review. The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, in focusing on New York City, notorious for […]

Over just three months this year, New York City, which acts as a “sanctuary city” for criminal illegal immigrants, released 440 “dangerous” offenders sought for deportation, and 10 percent went on to commit more crime, according to a new review.

The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, in focusing on New York City, notorious for ignoring ICE demands for jailed illegals since 2014, said that from January to mid-April the city shrugged off 440 requests.

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