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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: rangerrebew on November 14, 2019, 02:54:34 pm
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1/08/2019
ICE arrests Jamaican national with pending attempted murder charges multiple detainer releases
NEW YORK — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation officers arrested Irvin Acaphelus Cespedes, 41, Wednesday, Oct.16. Cespedes, an illegally present Jamaican national who has pending attempted murder charges, was released three times between April and October 2019 from local law enforcement custody with an active detainer because of New York City’s sanctuary policies.
“ICE in New York has repeatedly stated that we prioritize the arrest of criminal aliens, and we act in the interest of public safety, unlike New York City politicians who act in the interest of their own personal views while risking the safety of their constituents,†said Thomas R. Decker, field office director of ERO New York. “Cespedes was released on an active ICE detainer multiple times, including after being charged with attempted murder, and instead of him being turned over to our custody, he was released again into the community to continue his threat on the citizens of New York.â€
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-jamaican-national-pending-attempted-murder-charges-multiple-detainer#wcm-survey-target-id (https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-jamaican-national-pending-attempted-murder-charges-multiple-detainer#wcm-survey-target-id)