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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James demanding that she “honor ICE arrest detainers of the more than 7,000 criminal illegal aliens in the state’s custody.”
The 7,000+ “criminal illegal aliens” include “murderers, sexual predators, and those convicted of or charged with weapons offenses,” DHS stated.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent a letter to James in September “asking for cooperation in honoring ICE detainers on criminal illegal aliens.”
Her office did not respond.
DHS demands Letitia James hand over 7,000 illegal migrant criminals New York is holding — and says state has released 7,000 others
https://t.co/udb33ZGVqr pic.twitter.com/kmYUtIaSpP— New York Post (@nypost) December 1, 2025
More from DHS:
New York’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. The crimes of these aliens include 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 199 burglaries, 305 robberies, 392 dangerous drugs offenses, 300 weapons offenses, and 207 sexual predatory offenses.
There are currently 7,113 aliens in the custody of a New York jurisdiction with an active detainer. The crimes of these aliens include 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drugs offenses, 152 weapons offenses, and 260 sexual predatory offenses.
“These are people who are not only in the country illegally, but who have committed additional crimes, including heinous crimes like murder, rape, possession of child pornography, armed robbery, and many others,” ICE Director Todd Lyons wrote in the letter, according to the New York Post.
“Attorney General James and her fellow New York Sanctuary politicians are releasing murderers, terrorists, and sexual predators back into our neighborhoods and putting American lives at risk,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
“We are calling on Letitia James to stop this dangerous derangement and commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainers of the more than 7,000 criminal illegal aliens in New York’s custody. It is common sense. Criminal illegal aliens should not be released back onto our streets to terrorize more innocent Americans,” she added.
The New York Post shared further:
The agency included a supplemental with its letter highlighting a dozen migrants with heinous criminal histories who were released from custody in New York in recent months rather than being turned over to immigration authorities.
Among them was Anderson Smith Satuye Martinez, a Crips gang member with a prior assault conviction who was busted Aug. 19 for criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance. Despite an ICE detainer lodged against him, he was released by local authorities before ICE picked him up again on Sept. 11 in the Bronx.
ICE also locked up Jose David Hernandez Hernandez, who was arrested for rape, strangulation and assault before being released. After immigration agents’ intervention, he’s now in ICE custody awaiting the outcome of deportation proceedings.
Also caught and released by New York authorities was career criminal migrant Alexander Moreno Montoya, who has charges including assaulting a police officer, criminal possession of a weapon and cocaine possession.
Although he was under an ICE detainer, he was released from Rikers Island on March 17, only to be caught by ICE ERO NYC on July 7 and removed from the US.
“Please confirm whether the State of New York plans to honor detainers on these aliens or whether each of these barbarians will someday walk the streets of New York again,” the letter to James pointedly concludes.