đșđž Migrants flooding NYCâs justice system â making up â75% of arrests in Midtownâ â as âpatheticâ sanctuary city laws handcuff cops
Across New York, recently arrived migrants are flooding the criminal justice system â at far higher rates than public officials have acknowledged.
Police sources shared with The Post a staggering estimate that as many as 75% of the people theyâve been arresting in Midtown Manhattan in recent months for crimes like assault, robbery and domestic violence are migrants. In parts of Queens, the figure is more than 60%, sources there estimate.
On any given day, Big Apple criminal court dockets are packed with asylum seekers who have run afoul of the law.
The problem is made much worse by sanctuary city laws that mean New York cops arenât allowed to work with ICE on cases in which they believe suspects are in the country illegally. Additionally, the NYPD says it is barred from tracking the immigration status of offenders.
This makes it almost impossible for authorities to get their arms around the problem, experts and sources on the ground say.
Making matters worse, police sources say, word has gotten out in the shelters about the cityâs lax bail guidelines â meaning migrants know theyâre going to get kicked back onto the street quickly after theyâre nabbed.
A City Hall spokesman pointed to Mayor Eric Adamsâ previous calls for the City Council to change the sanctuary city laws. Last week, Adams said, âRight now, we donât have the authorization to be able to go and coordinate with ICE. We have to follow the law.â
Farmer Girl:
It is very early. The kind of early where grief still hasnât had its coffee and hope is absolutely not scheduled yet. The women go to the tomb carrying spices because when someone you love dies, you do the next right thing. You donât expect miracles. You expect maintenance. You expect a body. You expect final.
They do not get final.
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Two angels tell the women, "Why are you looking for the living among the dead". Which feels gentle until you realize itâs also Heaven saying, youâre shopping in the wrong aisle. He told you this. You ...