Sanctuary cities and their suburbs have been hit by a wave of crime by migrants released by the Biden administration after illegally crossing the border between ports of entry. Police departments, particularly in the Chicago area and New York City, reported a significant increase in crimes related to immigrants who moved to the city.
The police chief in Oak Brook, Illinois, a suburb of the sanctuary city of Chicago, has reported a series of crimes committed by migrants released by the Biden administration after illegally crossing the border between ports of entry. Oak Brook Police Chief Brian Strokis reported six felony arrests of immigrants in one day, for a total of 49 immigration arrests since Oct. 23.
“I think six felony arrests in one day shows that immigrant criminal activity is a real problem,” Chief Strokis said in a statement. statement Released by DuPage County. “The number of arrests of this nature that have occurred over the past several months is significant and would place a tremendous burden on any police department. We are well prepared to continue our enforcement efforts and will I can guarantee you that there are better places to commit these crimes than in DuPage County or DuPage County.”
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Belin announced the felony charges against the immigrants after two separate incidents at a Macy’s store in Oak Brook. The case involved immigrants from Chile and Venezuela. Judge Joshua Dieden rejected the state’s motion to hold the immigrants without bail in both cases.
An apparently organized group of immigrants brought magnetic devices to remove anti-theft devices from merchandise, then stuffed them into suitcases and removed more than $10,000 worth of merchandise from Macy’s stores, prosecutors said. reported. In the second incident, nearly $1,000 in merchandise was allegedly stolen.
Chief Strokis Said Fox News reports that 47 immigrants have been arrested since October 23rd. During Tuesday’s Fox News broadcast, Strokis said he had just received word that two more Venezuelan immigrants had been arrested on suspicion of theft. The chief said at least 175 immigrants have been arrested in Oak Brook in the past year, most for property crimes. report.
December, Federation for American Immigration Reform, FAIR; report Apprehensions of Venezuelan immigrants in Chicago have increased by 11,000 percent since the border crisis began. Fair reported:
according to police data According to data obtained by CWB Chicago, there were only six Venezuelan-born arrests in 2021, and 26 in 2022. As of November 12 of this year, the Chicago Police Department has arrested 686 Venezuelans, an increase of 11,333% compared to 2021.
The number of arrests for 2023 is only up to November 12th, and there will be an increase of 686 arrests in the second half of November and all of December.
The immigrant crime wave is not limited to the Chicago area. New York State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis posted a video to X showing a group of immigrants attacking two NYPD officers as they tried to disperse a crowd near Times Square.
Malliotakis calls for immediate deportation of immigrant who assaulted NYPD officer
“The video released last night of the assault on two NYPD officers by a group of illegal immigrants in Times Square is outraged and serves as a horrifying example of why Mayor Adams must stop. There is… pic.twitter.com/zVH3OHm62k
— Office of Representative Nicole Malliotakis (@RepMalliotakis) January 31, 2024
“The video released last night of the assault of two NYPD officers by a group of illegal immigrants in Times Square is upsetting, and why Mayor Adams should stop misrepresenting the ‘right to shelter’ and protect immigrants in our city. “This is a terrifying example of why the crisis needs to end, once and for all,” Malliotakis wrote. “The city is refusing to cooperate with deportation requests from federal detainees and Immigration and Customs Enforcement as immigrants continue to commit murders, stabbings, robberies, prostitution, assaults and other crimes across the city. Republicans, Democrats, and independents should at least be able to agree that any immigrant who assaults police or commits a crime in our country should be immediately deported and any future immigration applications denied.
of new york post report Immigrants are pickpocketing in the Big Apple, which could pose a big problem for the NYPD and lead to the violent attacks mentioned above. Red Lion staff said. post Teams of migrants will visit the area during peak pedestrian traffic hours on Friday and Saturday, he said.
One frustrated NYPD officer said: post“We have enough trouble tracking down actual New Yorkers who commit crimes. Now we have a completely different group of people who come here with no means of support, no legal means of work, no opportunity. We have to deal with it.”
New York City is currently housing more than 67,000 migrants in hotels, out of more than 172,000 migrants transferred to New York City since spring 2022 after being released from border areas by the Biden administration. It was in August of that year that Texas Governor Greg Abbott began busing immigrants to New York City. according to Governor’s office. Since the inception of this transportation program, Texas has relocated more than 37,500 immigrants to New York City.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) announced in December that arrests of Venezuelan immigrants in Chicago have increased by 11,000 percent since the border crisis began. Fair reported:
according to police data In 2021, there were only six Venezuelan-born arrests, compared to 26 in 2022, CWB Chicago has learned. As of November 12 of this year, the Chicago Police Department has arrested 686 Venezuelans, an increase of 11,333% compared to 2021.
The number of arrests for 2023 is only up to November 12th, and there will be an increase of 686 arrests in the second half of November and all of December.
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