Overview
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons sent a formal letter to Attorney General Letitia James urging the transfer of more than 7,000 people in New York custody who have active ICE detainers.
- DHS says New York jurisdictions released 6,947 individuals with active detainers since Jan. 20, citing aggregated charges that include homicides, assaults, sexual offenses, robberies, and weapons and drug crimes.
- In a September reply cited in new coverage, James’ office said it rarely takes custody of individuals and noted that detainer requests go to various local agencies with differing lawful practices.
- The DHS correspondence includes case examples of defendants released despite detainers who were later located by ICE, including Anderson Smith Satuye Martinez, Jose David Hernandez Hernandez, and Alexander Moreno Montoya.
- ICE operations in New York City have continued, with recent protests in Lower Manhattan leading to multiple arrests as demonstrators attempted to obstruct enforcement activity.