DHS demands Letitia James take action over New York's refusal to honor ICE detainers
The Department of Homeland Security is calling on New York Attorney General Letita James to take action against New York City over its handling of illegal immigrants."New York City’s failure...
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The Department of Homeland Security is calling on New York Attorney General Letita James to take action against New York City over its handling of illegal immigrants. "New York City’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. There are another 7,000 still in the custody of a New York jurisdiction with an active detainer," DHS wrote on X. "We are calling on NY Attorney General Letitia James to stop this dangerous derangement and commit to honoring our ICE arrest detainers . It’s common sense." In response to a request for comment, James' office referred Fox News Digital to a letter that the state attorney general sent to Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons in September. The letter from James was sent in response to a Sept. 10 message from Lyons. First, she stated that the New York Attorney General's Office does not receive detainer requests "as we rarely take custody of individuals." ICE OFFICERS IN ILLINOIS TARGETED BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO USED 'VEHICLES AS WEAPONS,' OFFICIALS SAY She said "detainer requests are sent to a variety of entities within the State of New York, many of them local police department and local jails, each of which may have applicable laws and policies with respect to whether, to what degree, and under what circumstances to respond to federal detainer requests." "This creates a range of lawful practices that we cannot address in our capacity as the attorney general," James' letter reads. On Monday, Lyons sent a fresh letter to James. In the letter, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, he included details about criminals in New York's custody and examples of instances in which ICE was able to capture illegal immigrants accused of criminal activity. "These are people who are not only in the country illegally but who have committed additional crimes, including heinous crimes like murder, rape, possession of child pornography, armed robb…