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CALLS FOR NYC TO RESUME COOPERATION WITH ICE AFTER ATTACK ON NYPD OFFICERS BY
GROUP IN TIMES SQUARE

WABC
By Janice Yu
Updated 11 minutes ago
N.J. Burkett has the latest on the controversy surrounding the attack on 2
officers in Times Square.
TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- There are calls for New York City to resume
cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

This comes as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg faces criticism for his
handling of the beating of two NYPD officers in Times Square, allegedly at the
hands of migrants.

Some lawmakers argue the attack on the two NYPD officers is just the latest
example of why there needs to be a working relationship between federal
immigration officials and the city.

Speaking at a Monday news conference, Mayor Eric Adams said ICE is able to
operate in the city, even without cooperation of the city government, but he
added migrants found guilty of violent crimes should be deported.

"I think anyone that is a repeated offender of a violent crime, a felony, should
not remain on our streets. And if they are part of the migrant asylum seekers
and they are found guilty, I think that the federal government should do their
job of deporting that person," he said.

The relationship between ICE and New York City has been limited since 2014, when
then-Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a law that limited the cooperation.

Authorities say 14 people were involved in the attack and of the six charged,
only one was given bail and the DA's office declined to charge one of the men.

Only adding to the criticism, the four men are believed to have boarded a bus to
a border town in California after they were charged and released without bail.

Manhattan DA Bragg has received a lot of criticism for this, but he defended his
office's decision, saying they make decisions based on the evidence they have in
front of them at the time, and that this isn't the end.

Adams said he talked with the district attorney over the weekend and said Bragg
is being thorough.

"You can easily bring someone to justice but to have to complete the task of
making sure your evidence is right so they can be held accountable for the
action. You dont want to make a mistake in this case. and I think thats what
he's doing, his level of thoroughness." Adams said.

But New York Attorney General Latisha James, Governor Kathy Hochul, and the NYPD
say bail should have been set for such a blatant and ruthless crime.



"This was a bail eligible offense. And why bail wasn't asked for we don't have
an answer for that. But the judge also had an opportunity here to step in," said
John Chell, Chief of Patrol, NYPD.

Bragg say his office is working hand in hand with the NYPD, and Tuesday Bragg
will present evidence to a grand jury.

"I think that we have to really highlight that these are isolated incidents,"
said Robert Agyemang, Vice President of the New York Immigration Coalition. "It
feeds into kind of the belief system that these people are coming and they're
messing up things when it's not really the case."

According to data from the mayor's office, there were fewer migrants in the
city's care since last week.




On January 7, 2024, the city reported 69,000 migrants in their care, as opposed
to 67,500 on January 23. Meaning that migrants are leaving the city's care
faster than they are coming in.



Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's
Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime
Stoppers website, and on Twitter @NYPDTips.





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