ICE arrested Robert Reid Mendez Jimenez on Aug. 13 after he was charged with a child predatory offense. The New York City Police Department released Jimenez from custody after local officials ignored an immigration detainer from ICE. Jimenez faced multiple sexual abuse charges, including sexual conduct with a child under the age of 11. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers in Newark later tracked him down through intelligence operations and took him into custody. ICE said Mendez has been under a final removal order since July 2018 after entering the U.S. illegally and will remain in custody until removal. New York Mayor Eric Adams was contacted for comment, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has previously criticized the city's sanctuary laws.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lambasted New York City for its sanctuary policies after the city's police released a Dominican national charged with sexual misconduct with a child under the age of 11. ICE arrested Robert Reid Mendez Jimenez on Aug. 13, after he was charged with a child predatory offense. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) released Jimenez from custody after local officials ignored an immigration detainer from ICE, the federal agency said. Jimenez was released despite being arrested by the NYPD on multiple sexual abuse charges, including sexual conduct with a child under the age of 11.
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers in Newark, New Jersey, later tracked him down through intelligence operations. "This case shows the real cost of ignoring ICE detainers: Violent offenders walk free, and public safety is put at risk," ICE ERO Newark acting Field Office Director Ruben Perez said. "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."
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