Overview

• The Department of Investigation reported that a Department of Correction investigator assigned to an HSI violent gang task force shared information with ICE and assisted in one arrest between November 2024 and February 2025 in violation of city law and DOC policy.
• Investigators said the employee did not realize the actions supported civil immigration enforcement due to insufficient guidance and training on sanctuary rules.
• The DOI identified two affected individuals, Cristian Concepcion and Pedro Mujica Villa Nueva, noting the information sharing contravened New York City’s restrictions on aiding civil immigration enforcement.
• The report did not recommend discipline and none was imposed, while DOC began agency-wide training and directed staff to route immigration-related requests to its ICE unit and legal division.
• DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber called for an audit to determine whether additional violations occurred, and the mayor’s office said the employee acted independently and that remedial steps are in place.