75% of arrests in Midtown Manhattan are illegal immigrants: report

Illegal immigrants make up 75 percent of arrests in Midtown Manhattan and are flooding New York City’s criminal justice system at far higher rates than public officials have acknowledged, according to a new report. 

The New York Post has revealed that around 75 percent of the people who have been arrested in Midtown Manhattan in recent months for crimes including assault, robbery, and domestic violence are illegal immigrants, per police sources that spoke to the outlet.

Additionally, the NYPD is handcuffed by sanctuary city laws which prohibit officers from working with ICE and is banned from asking about or tracking the immigration status of offenders.

Sources told The Post that word has gotten to the illegal immigrants in shelters about the city’s lax bail guidelines and they know they will get released quickly. Mayor Eric Adams has previously called for the City Council to change the sanctuary city laws.

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