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ICE Subpoenas NY for Info on Criminal Aliens:  Following the arrest of an illegal alien for the rape and murder of  92-year-old Maria Fuertes earlier this month, Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has subpoenaed New York for information about the suspect and other criminal aliens which have been released into the city under its sanctuary city policy.   Adam Shaw of Fox News reports that when Reeaz Khan, an illegal alien from Guyana, was released from jail pending trial on assault and weapons charges New York’s sanctuary city policy prevented local law enforcement from notifying ICE so that they could hold him for deportation.

“One simple phone call and Maria Fuertes could be alive today,” the New York ICE Director told reporters.  Mayor Bill de Blasio responded that New York’s sanctuary city policy is keeping the city safe.  The subpoena also seeks information on an illegal from El Salvador released in December, who is wanted for murder in his home country and was arrested in New York in September for assault and an illegal previously-deported drug dealer from Mexico released from jail after his recent arrest on new drug charges.

ICE has also subpoenaed Denver for information on an illegal from Mexico released after his arrest for sexual assault, vehicular homicide and child abuse, and an illegal from Honduras released after his arrest for domestic violence.

In each case, ICE had asked local police to hold the aliens until federal agents could pick them up for deportation.