The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrested nearly 2,200 illegal immigrants during an enforcement sweep in New York dubbed “Operation Rotten Apple,” officials announced Sept. 1. [snip] “Thanks to the hard work of the men and women of ICE and our federal partners, Operation Rotten Apple did what sanctuary politicians in New York City and the state of New York refuse to do: made the Empire State safer,” said Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. New York Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo said federal immigration officers were harassed, threatened, targeted, and terrorized during the operation by local residents and community members. The state’s sanctuary policies allow criminals to be released back into the community instead of being handed over to federal immigration agencies, Genalo said during a press conference on Sept. 1. This forces federal immigration officers to locate the immigrants in their neighborhoods, at work, or in public spaces, he said. [snip] New York’s sanctuary policies have resulted in the release of 13,621 criminal illegal immigrants back onto the streets of New York, according to DHS. Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected the accusations made by federal officials. “New York works with federal law enforcement every day to take dangerous criminals off the streets,” Hochul posted on X. “So spare us the theatrics.” Hochul also accused the federal government of not fully funding law enforcement in the state. [snip] Noel Celestino Lopez Martinez, an illegal alien from Mexico, was arrested. Martinez’s history includes an arrest for first-degree rape and forcible compulsion. Palvinder Singh, an illegal immigrant from India, was arrested during the operation as well. His criminal past includes a rape conviction in Germany. Carlos Mendez-Acosta, an illegal alien from Venezuela, was arrested. His has been convicted of rape in the past. Also arrested was Chhun Kim Pril, a Cambodia national who has a past conviction for drug trafficking. (*) Full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/operation-rotten-apple-nearly-2200-illegal-immigrants-arrested-new-york Post navigation Manhunt for Georgia cop killer after he ‘targeted,’ gunned down officer who arrested him days earlier
