Exclusive | Mexican migrant with record of assault, weapons charges released by NYC authorities
A Mexican migrant convicted of assault, robbery, criminal possession of a firearm and physically injuring a family member was released from custody by New York City authorites — after the Department of Homeland Security lodged a detainer request.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials filed the detainer for Alonzo Reyes-Garcia, alias “Alberto Tellez,” on Oct.30, requesting that Big Apple officials keep him in jail until the feds could take custody of him.Reyes-Garcia has since been released by the Queens District Attorney’s Office, an ICE official said Friday.
Reps for DA Melinda Katz didn’t respond to a request for comment.Katz has instructed prosecutors to “exercise extreme caution” and “not get caught up in the label of [f]elonies [and] [m]isdemeanors” in cases involving illegal aliens in the past, according to internal records first reported by The Post last month.Federal authorities listed Reyes-Garcia as having been convicted of third-degree robbery, third-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal contempt for disobeying a court order, second-degree aggravated harassment, and disorderly conduct.“Sanctuary politicians in New York refused to honor ICE’s detainer and released this illegal alien back onto the streets, despite his criminal convictions for robbery, assault, and other violent crimes,” said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in a statement.“American public servants should be dedicated to protecting American citizens, but these heartless sanctuary politicians are sacrificing safety for political power as they prioritize illegal aliens over hardworking Americans,” Mullin added.“The Trump Administration will always put the American people first, and we will never stop targeting, arresting, and removing illegal aliens in order to make America safe again.”A federal immigration judge issued a final order of removal for Reyes-Garcia on Oct.31, 2006, only for ...