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According to recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data through November 17, New York City harbors approximately 60,000 illegal immigrants with felony convictions or pending criminal charges.
The New York Post’s analysis of the data indicates that among the city’s 759,218 undocumented residents, 58,626 have criminal records or face ongoing legal proceedings, representing 7.7% of the illegal immigrant population. Within this group, authorities have identified 1,153 individuals as known or suspected gang members.
NYC is now home to 58,626 migrants with felony records or facing criminal charges.
Instead of deporting them, we are rolling out the red carpet with housing and food on our taxpayer dime.
This is insanity. pic.twitter.com/Z2vBUneh4K
— Committee to Save Our City (@SOCCommittee) December 2, 2024
Since spring 2022, the city has received more than 223,000 immigrants, with about 58,000 currently depending on shelter services funded by taxpayers.
Nationwide ICE statistics through July 21 show that of the country’s 7.8 million illegal immigrants, 662,586 (8.6%) have criminal convictions or pending charges, though gang affiliation data wasn’t provided.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) told the Post, “It’s shocking that Democrats have gone so far out of their way to harbor gang members, drug traffickers and other criminals who are in our country illegally.”
She added, “In many cases, they’ve provided them with housing, food, and health care. They need to stop using New Yorkers’ hard-earned tax dollars to shield criminals wreaking havoc on our streets and instead cooperate with ICE to have them deported.”
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) expressed willingness to work with Trump’s administration on deporting criminal illegal immigrants, stating, “I support the deportation of criminals and will work with the incoming administration to accomplish that goal. We must also secure the border, fix the broken asylum system and modernize the legal immigration system.”
Democratic council member Robert Holden, who previously advocated ending sanctuary policies, informed the Post, “These numbers make it clear what everyone but our elected officials already know: Sanctuary city laws are endangering New Yorkers by shielding criminals instead of protecting law-abiding citizens.”
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Governor Hochul recently shifted her stance, declaring she’d be the first to contact ICE regarding criminal illegal aliens.
Mayor Adams’ office spokesperson emphasized the need to address repeat violent offenders while maintaining sanctuary laws and reforming border policies.
ICE’s New York City field office director, Kenneth Genalo, cautioned that deporting the city’s criminal illegal immigrants would require substantial time and resources, noting his office currently focuses on the most serious offenders while managing thousands of daily cases.
