New York City’s anti-ICE policies are a threat to public safety, as evidenced by the fact that they ignored an ICE detainer request and released an illegal from the Dominican Republican after he raped a child under the age of 11.

ICE went and got him anyway, according to Bill Melugin:

ICE is blasting NYC’s sanctuary policies after they say a Dominican illegal alien charged w/ sexually abusing a child under the age of 11 was released into the public by NYPD w/ ICE’s detainer ignored, despite the alien having an active deportation order since 2018.

ICE later found & arrested Robert Reid Mendez Jimenez after his release by NYPD two weeks ago.

ICE statement:

“This case shows the real cost of ignoring ICE detainers: Violent offenders walk free, and public safety is put at risk,” said ICE ERO Newark acting Field Office Director Ruben Perez. “I’m proud of our deportation officers, who tracked him down and took him into custody — removing a dangerous predator from the streets within weeks of his release into the community.”