Police Chief Jeffrey Clark described the attack against Riley as a “crime of opportunity” while announcing the Feb. 23 arrest of Jose Ibarra.
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The New York City Council refused to re-evaluate its sanctuary city laws. And claims they will continue the policy of not cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on deportation matters.
There is an increasing list of crimes being connected to migrants arrested in New York and then released. The Laken Riley murder suspect was just the latest.
During the Biden administration nearly 7.3 million migrants have illegally crossed the southwest border. To put it in perspective this is more than the combined population of 10 states in the US.
The immigration status of someone arrested for a crime may not be disclosed on police records, especially in sanctuary cities. And it is often not reported in the larger media. This makes it difficult to keep accurate statistics.
