Migrants flooding NYC's justice system - making up '75% of arrests in Midtown' - as 'pathetic' sanctuary city laws handcuff cops | 2 Sept 2024 | Police sources shared with The Post a staggering estimate that as many as 75% of the people they've been arresting in Midtown Manhattan in recent months for crimes like assault, robbery and domestic violence are migrants. In parts of Queens, the figure is more than 60%, sources there estimate. On any given day, Big Apple criminal court dockets are packed with asylum seekers who have run afoul of the law. The problem is made much worse by sanctuary city laws that mean New York cops aren't allowed to work with ICE on cases where they believe suspects are in the country illegally. Additionally, the NYPD says it is barred from tracking the immigration status of offenders... "New York City eliminated a tool to get rid of violent criminals. What a mess," Jim Quinn, a veteran ex prosecutor at the Queens Districts Attorney's office, told The Post. "The sanctuary city law is pathetic. It's disgusting. It's crazy."

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