ICE arrests Latin Kings member after NYC sanctuary release despite assault charge on first responder
ICE arrested an illegal immigrant Latin Kings gang member in NYC after sanctuary city officials released him despite an active detainer, DHS says.
ICE arrested an illegal immigrant Latin Kings gang member in NYC after sanctuary city officials released him despite an active detainer, DHS says.
DHS said ICE arrested Carlos Corte-Corte, an Ecuadoran national, after local authorities charged him with kidnapping and child cruelty in Patchogue, New York. The statement says police accused him of taking a four-year-old child from a laundromat before she was later found at a nearby library.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Long Island authorities not to release Ruben Guanipa Ramirez without notifying the agency while he faces attempted murder charges. According to the statement, Suffolk County prosecutors allege he drove the victim to Gilgo Beach, stabbed him, and tried to slit his throat.
DHS said ICE arrested Bryan David Tasiguano Leon in New York City on March 4 after local officials allegedly released him despite an ICE detainer. The statement describes him as an Ecuadoran national and Latin Kings member who had previously been arrested for assault and family neglect and remained in custody pending removal.
DHS criticized the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for a plea agreement that would allow Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez to serve six months in jail after pleading guilty in a case involving the rape of a 14-year-old. The statement says ICE had lodged a detainer and that New York City corrections officials agreed not to release Contreras-Suarez.
DHS said ICE asked New York authorities not to release Bairon Posada-Herandez, a Honduran national accused of pushing two men onto New York City subway tracks on March 8. The statement says one victim, an 83-year-old Air Force veteran, remained in critical condition and that Posada-Herandez had been deported four times before.
DHS said ICE arrested several people with prior convictions that included arson, burglary with assault, methamphetamine trafficking, burglary, and criminal conspiracy. The statement lists arrests involving individuals from Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York as part of what it described as a public safety effort.
DHS said ICE officers made a series of arrests over Easter weekend involving people with prior convictions that included manslaughter, child sexual abuse offenses, assault, stalking, and drug trafficking. The statement highlights multiple cases from states including Florida, California, Texas, Washington, and New York.
DHS said ICE arrested several people with prior convictions that included arson, burglary with assault, methamphetamine trafficking, burglary, and criminal conspiracy. The statement lists arrests involving individuals from Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York as part of what it described as a public safety effort.
DHS said Ramiro Antonio Gutierrez Garcia, an MS-13 member from El Salvador, was sentenced to 55 years in federal prison for his role in two murders in Queens. The statement says he helped plan one killing in 2018 and fatally shot another victim on a subway platform in 2019.