There are more than 660,000 illegal migrants already convicted of felonies or facing charges who have come across the southern American border and been released into the U.S., according to newly released federal data provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some are in jail — on the taxpayers’ tab, of course — having been nabbed for committing more crimes once they got here, but many are walking free, spreading their criminality across the nation.
More than 58,000 of these known criminals have come to New York City alone, including 1,000 known members of South American gangs, like Tren de Aragua, that are making city-operated shelters into their headquarters.
Local sanctuary city rules protect these criminals from being deported. It’s time to end the sanctuary-for-migrants madness and start offering safety and sanctuary to the country’s legal residents.
Many people hear the word “sanctuary” and take it to mean offering hospitality to the needy. No. Sanctuary specifically means barring local law enforcement from notifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when an illegal is arrested. It shields wrongdoers from being deported after their first offence, allowing them to commit more crimes.
New York Police Department crime stats show that in Manhattan’s Midtown North, known for Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the theatre district, robberies are up 90% and felony assaults jumped 73% over a year ago. Cops say 75% of arrests in midtown Manhattan for robberies, assaults and other crimes are migrants.
How did this happen? Migrants are no longer vetted at the border. The numbers are too large and President Joe Biden has scaled back detention facilities, forcing border personnel to release almost everyone into the U.S. immediately rather than hold them while background checks are done.
Patriotic Patriot
Article URL : https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/mccaughey-time-for-america-to-end-sanctuary-for-migrants-madness