New York's top police official says city's sanctuary policies must be vaporized after migrant allegedly rapes woman at knifepoint

The New York City Police Department's patrol chief is calling on the city to reverse its sanctuary policies in the wake of yet another alleged migrant crime.

A homeless migrant in Brooklyn was arrested for allegedly raping a woman at knifepoint on Sunday while his migrant accomplice allegedly beat a man when he tried to intervene. seconds CBS News At least one of the migrants allegedly involved had previously been arrested for a prior sexual assault and was released back into the public, prompting an outcry from New York City leadership over sanctuary laws that allow migrants il· criminal laws avoid deportation.

“When this case was resolved, his next step should have been on a bus or on a plane and he should have been out of our city,” Nova police Patrol Chief Sgt. York, John Chell, in reference to the conclusion of the migrant's previous criminal proceedings. seconds CBS News

“Most of them are here for the American dream, but there's a small portion that aren't,” Chell told CBS News. “We're just looking for the local government to maybe make that adjustment to those laws because really, at the end of the day, this all comes under the banner of keeping people safe.”

The case involves David Davon-Bonilla, a Nicaraguan migrant who crossed into the United States at Eagle Pass, Texas, in December 2022 and eventually made his way to New York City. seconds ABC7. Davon-Bonilla sexually assaulted a woman in April and, after pleading guilty, was released from Rikers Island jail on June 24.

Davon-Bonilla was arraigned Monday night and is being held without bond for allegedly raping the woman, according to ABC7.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not immediately confirm Davon-Bonilla's immigration status when reached for comment by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Sanctuary laws largely prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities, which typically means they cannot inform deportation officers when a criminal migrant is in their custody or when that migrant is being released back into the public. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a sanctuary law in 2014 limiting the NYPD's ability to work with ICE, and he bent on this policy two years later.

In the wake of numerous high-profile crimes allegedly committed by illegal immigrants, more New York City politicians, including Democrats, are calling for these policies to be rolled back.

“The laws do not allow us to coordinate with ICE. That's the law,” Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, said in response to the latest violation, according to CBS News.

“And, you know I'm not happy about that,” Adams continued. “And I believe [Davon-Bonilla is] the poster child for what's wrong with not doing this coordination.”

However, so far, all efforts to roll back these sanctuary laws have fallen flat.

The Common Sense Caucus, a coalition of moderate Republican and Democratic members of the New York City Council, introduced legislation in June that would allow city police to work more freely with ICE agents, but in a city council dominated by liberal Democrats, the bill has failed to move forward.

Members of the Common Sense Caucus they had placed their hopes to allow New York City voters to vote directly on the issue, with the newly established Charter Revision Commission given the authority to decide which issues city residents could vote on in the November election. However, those hopes were dashed when the commission released its report last month, announcing there would be no referendum on the city's sanctuary laws.

More than 208,000 migrants have sought refuge in New York City since the nationwide immigration crisis began, fueling an “explosion” in the host population and spending on city taxpayers, the commission said . own report recognizes Municipal officials expect tor hash out more than $12 billion in crisis management through 2025.

The asylum crisis forced Adams declare 5% budget cuts in September to government programs and services to pay for housing and other services for migrants, and last year it he lamented that the city was reaching a “breaking point” due to the large volume of migrants.

New York's sanctuary laws have become more controversial after a series of crimes by illegal immigrants, such as when a group supposedly went shopping and punched an NYPD officer, another illegal immigrant supposedly fired to two NYPD officers during a foot chase, or the alleged violation of a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint by another illegal migrant.

A Democratic member of the Common Sense Caucus on Wednesday blasted city officials for not taking action.

“Instead of being handed over to ICE after being arrested, convicted and sentenced, this sick person was released back onto the streets, only to commit the same vile sexual assault again,” Councilman Robert Holden said in a statement. of press “This is a direct result of the City Council's refusal to act and work with ICE to keep our communities safe, leaving us vulnerable to those who should have been deported.”

“We already have enough criminals in this city, why should we continue to import more?” Holden continued. “The madness in this city has to end.”

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