By Shayna Jacobs and Stephen Rex Brown
The NYPD alerts federal immigration agents to the Criminal Court
appearances of immigrants facing deportation, the Daily News has
learned.
As a “sanctuary city,” the city currently only complies with
Immigration and Customs Enforcement “detainer” orders to hold a
defendant until federal agents can take custody in cases involving
violent or serious felonies.
But in the process of verifying warrants against a defendant, officials
said the NYPD will contact relevant law enforcement, including ICE,
thereby alerting the agency to an immigrant’s upcoming appearance in a
city courtroom.
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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)
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