NEW YORK CITY, NY- Two senior officials of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are calling upon New York City to allow the agency to reopen a regional office it once had at the city's Rikers Island jail facility.
Assistant Director of Field Operations Todd Lyons mentioned the prospect in a Thursday LinkedIn post, describing the prospect as a way to enhance ICE's abilities to detain and deport criminal illegal aliens in the nation's most populous city.
"Reestablishing the #ICEERO unit at Rikers would allow ERO NYC officers to take direct custody of foreign born criminal offenders without the need to re-apprehend these criminals at large in the community, preserving public safety for the citizens, residents and migrants in NYC," Lyons said of the division of ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations.
The facility would conceivably be used to detain illegal aliens who are released from Rikers upon finishing their sentences for other, non-immigration related criminal offenses.
Another ICE official in a leadership role, Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo, also backed the prospect in a post, according to the New York Post.
Genalo further criticized New York City's closure of the ICE office at the jail in an email to the post- pointing to the closure as a consequence of the Big Apple's standing "Sanctuary City" policy.
“The ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations office at Rikers Island closed in 2015. No matter how well-intentioned, sanctuary policies protect criminals rather than the people of New York City.”
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, considered by many a progressive ideologue, had ordered the closure of the office at that time.
However, it may appear that the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump may find a more willing partner in his bid to deport the roughly twenty million illegal aliens residing in the United States in violation of federal.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pledged to work with the Trump administration to enforce the nation's immigration laws, and is planning on meeting with Trump's slated "border czar," retired ICE official Tom Homan.
Assistant Director of Field Operations Todd Lyons mentioned the prospect in a Thursday LinkedIn post, describing the prospect as a way to enhance ICE's abilities to detain and deport criminal illegal aliens in the nation's most populous city.
"Reestablishing the #ICEERO unit at Rikers would allow ERO NYC officers to take direct custody of foreign born criminal offenders without the need to re-apprehend these criminals at large in the community, preserving public safety for the citizens, residents and migrants in NYC," Lyons said of the division of ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations.
The facility would conceivably be used to detain illegal aliens who are released from Rikers upon finishing their sentences for other, non-immigration related criminal offenses.
Another ICE official in a leadership role, Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo, also backed the prospect in a post, according to the New York Post.
Genalo further criticized New York City's closure of the ICE office at the jail in an email to the post- pointing to the closure as a consequence of the Big Apple's standing "Sanctuary City" policy.
“The ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations office at Rikers Island closed in 2015. No matter how well-intentioned, sanctuary policies protect criminals rather than the people of New York City.”
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, considered by many a progressive ideologue, had ordered the closure of the office at that time.
However, it may appear that the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump may find a more willing partner in his bid to deport the roughly twenty million illegal aliens residing in the United States in violation of federal.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pledged to work with the Trump administration to enforce the nation's immigration laws, and is planning on meeting with Trump's slated "border czar," retired ICE official Tom Homan.
"I made it clear that I'm not going to be warring with this administration. I'm going to be working with this administration," Adams said of the prospect in a Tuesday presser, according to CBS News.
New York City's pro-migration policies have made it a honeypot for the millions of illegal aliens that have infiltrated the southern border during President Joe Biden's tenure. Governors of states such as Texas and Florida have bussed thousands of migrants to the destination, who stand to benefit from generous entitlements in the jurisdiction unavailable elsewhere. For corrections or revisions, click here.
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