ICE Report Dumps Cold Water on a Favorite Defense of Sanctuary Cities
30th March 2017
Sanctuary city proponents often say their policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities don’t endanger public safety. As ICE’s latest weekly declined detainer report shows, however, many county and city law enforcement agencies regularly release criminal aliens who have been convicted of violent crimes, including domestic battery and sexual assault.
The report, which covers February 4-10, tallied 47 declined detainer requests from two dozen jurisdictions across the country.
New York City accounted for 12 of those rejections, far more than any other jurisdiction. Among those illegal aliens released by New York jails were several who had been charged or convicted of violent crimes.