EXCLUSIVE: Federal immigration officers arrested an illegal alien accused of attacking a New York City police officer Friday, ending a manhunt sparked by his release from local custody despite repeated U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests, Fox News Digital has learned.Alpha Bah, an illegal immigrant from Guinea, was taken into custody at approximately 3:25 p.m.
after ICE officers tracked him to a temporary residence in New York City, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told Fox News Digital.Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) developed intelligence about Bah's last known temporary residence Friday, and established surveillance in the surrounding area, the official said.HOUSE REPORT SAYS NYC PROSECUTORS TAILORED PLEA DEALS TO SHIELD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM DEPORTATIONAlpha Bah, an illegal alien from Guinea, was arrested by federal immigration officers Friday after allegedly assaulting a New York City police officer.(DHS/ICE)At approximately 2:22 p.m., officers spotted a man matching Bah's description leaving the residence and meeting several unidentified individuals on a nearby public street.
Officers continued monitoring him rather than immediately approaching because several school-aged children were in the area.About an hour later, officers spotted Bah alone and approached him while displaying police and ICE identification.They confirmed his identity through biographical questions, a photograph and Mobile Fortify, a biometric identification tool.Officers informed Bah of an administrative immigration arrest warrant and took him into custody without incident.
He was transported to 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan for post-arrest processing, according to the official.The arrest comes after Fox News Digital reported that NYC authorities released Bah despite repeated requests from federal immigration officials to hold him in custody.EXCLUSIVE: NYC OFFICIALS REFUSE ICE HOLD FOR ILLEGAL ALIEN ACCUSED IN ARSON...