Top ICE Official Criticizes New York’s Sanctuary Status After Illegal Immigrant Attack on Police

Published on February 6, 2024

New York City’s strict sanctuary status policies are partly to blame for U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) being unable to stop illegal immigrants accused of violent crimes from fleeing the state, a senior federal immigration official has claimed. The remarks come after two NYPD officers were beaten by a group of individuals believed to be illegal immigrants outside a shelter near Times Square on Jan. 27. Kenneth Genalo, the field office director at ICE’s New York office, made the comments during a press conference in Times Square on Feb. 5. He was joined by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island), and a Democratic city councilman, Robert Holden of Queens....