NYPD got 1,526 requests to detain immigrants under Trump and tossed them all out

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NYPD got 1,526 requests to detain immigrants under Trump — and tossed them all out

The NYPD has received and rejected all of 1,526 requests from the feds to detain undocumented immigrants under Trump's first year as President.
The NYPD has received and rejected all of 1,526 requests from the feds to detain undocumented immigrants under Trump's first year as President. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
BY Erin Durkin
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 5:36 PM


The NYPD got a whopping 1,526 requests from the feds to detain immigrants in President Trump’s first year in office — and rejected them all, officials said Wednesday.

The number of detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement was nearly 20 times higher than the 80 requests received in 2016, NYPD legislative affairs director Oleg Chernyavsky told the City Council.

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“The release of criminal aliens back on New York City streets continues to pose a dangerous risk to our communities,” said ICE field office director Thomas Decker. “ICE will continue to dedicate more resources to conduct at-large arrests to ensure the safety of the law-abiding citizens of these communities."

But Bitta Mostofi, acting commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, said the spike in detainers is part of an indiscriminate deportation dragnet.

“We’re seeing a tremendous spike in overbroad enforcement from Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” she said, adding there has also been a 40% spike in immigration arrests of people with no criminal history.

“The people they’re seeking are essentially anybody, regardless of the nature of the crime.”

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