During the RAID, ICE from 14 to 18 January in new York, on long island and in the Hudson valley, arrested 118 people. They are charged with illegal stay on the territory of the United States and faces imminent deportation. Most arrested in NYC, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten island
With funding in place to re-open the entire federal government, ICE is fully staffed and working to strengthen public safety throughout the nation and around the world. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve and eager to continue our vital national security mission. pic.twitter.com/iY9UezHima
— ICE (@ICEgov) January 29, 2019
The results of operation Cross Check published on the official website of ICE. As stated in the message Department, of the 118 detainees, 107 were either previously convicted or were under investigation for criminal matters. 55 people either already had a court decision on deportation, but not left, or being deported, illegally returned to the United States.
Further, in the example given the names of the 14 detainees previously convicted for criminal offenses, with brief descriptions of compositions: rape, robbery, drug trafficking, etc. Among those arrested — the citizens of Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, other Latin American countries as well as Estonia, Israel, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Spain.
ICE notes that «in the past, many of these individuals would be transferred to the Agency immediately after their release from prison after trial in a criminal case. But now, «when many cities of refuge, including new York, do not cooperate with ICE, these people, who often have a significant criminal history, released on the street that poses a potential threat to public safety. ICE has no other choice but to make arrests on the streets and in the workplaces».
Recall that the tactics of detention in the courtroom of persons who had just acquitted on criminal charges, has caused the greatest criticism from politicians, human rights activists and lawyers. In the toga of the state of new York, like many other States forbade the police to inform detainees about their ICE and generally how to help the immigration police. Meanwhile, according to the statement, the staff of ICE for the deportation of the daily carried out a targeted operation in different parts of the country, including the «fugitive arrest» — raids.
