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Feds, please stop New York’s unequal protection of illegal-immigrant criminals

Nypost · · 598 words · By Post Editorial Board
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Dhillon has begun with Soros-backed DA Steve Descano of Fairfax County, Va.”
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Wikipedia confirms Harmeet Dhillon is the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division as of 2025. Multiple news sources (FOX 5 DC, Daily Caller) report that the DOJ's Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into Fairfax County DA Steve Descano.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is a division of the United States Department of Justice that enforces federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ju…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harmeet Kaur Dhillon (born 1969) is an American lawyer and Republican Party official serving as the U.S. assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division since 2025. She is the former vice cha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmeet_Dhillon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) are headed by an assistant attorney general. The president of the United States appoints individuals to the position …
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“She just announced a probe of Descano policies ordering prosecutors to “consider immigration consequences where possible,” especially “the collateral immigration consequences of the specific crime(s) the defendant is charged with””
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Multiple sources (FOX 5 DC, Daily Caller) confirm the DOJ probe is specifically targeting Descano's policy of instructing prosecutors to consider the immigration consequences of criminal charges.
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web search NEUTRAL — At issue is a policy adopted by Descano’s office in December 2020 instructing prosecutors to consider the potential immigration consequences of criminal charges when making decisions; the page detaili…
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/doj-opens-investigation-fairfax-…
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web search NEUTRAL — DOJ opens investigation into Soros-backed DA accused of shielding illegal immigrants from consequences. Steve Descano's office previously dropped violent charges against a suspect later accused of mur…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-opens-investigation-sor…
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web search NEUTRAL — The commonwealth’s attorney, Steve Descano, was notified of the investigation Wednesday. It will be conducted by the department’s Civil Rights Division, according to a DOJ statement. (RELATED: Tenness…
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/06/steve-descano-fairfax-inv…
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“His office dropped charges against illegal thug Marvin Morales‑Ortez and let him walk free — and within 24 hours he had murdered a man.”
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Three independent web sources confirm that Marvin Morales-Ortez was released from Fairfax County custody after charges were dropped, and he allegedly committed a murder the following day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Commonly referred to as the "Prince of Motown" and "Prince…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On March 2, 1973, the 26-story Skyline Plaza condominium building, under construction in Bailey's Crossroads in Fairfax County, Virginia, collapsed, killing 14 construction workers and injuring 35 ot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_Towers_collapse
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Natasha J. C. McKenna (January 9, 1978 – February 8, 2015) was a 37-year-old African-American woman who died in Fairfax County, Virginia while in police custody. The catalyst event, extraction from he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Natasha_McKenna
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“Trans illegal Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez raped a 14-year-old boy in a bodega bathroom — and got six months from Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of general information about the name 'Nicol' and does not contain any information regarding a person named Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a crime, or a sentence from Alvin Bragg.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nicol is a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol
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web search NEUTRAL — It is derived from the Greek name "Nikolaos," which is composed of the elements "nikē" meaning "victory" and "laos" meaning "people." Therefore, the name "Nicol" can be interpreted to mean "victorious…
https://namediscoveries.com/names/nicol
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web search NEUTRAL — There are multiple entries for this name…
https://www.behindthename.com/name/nicol
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“Six migrant thugs charged in a vicious Times Square cop attack got light-as-a-feather plea deals, including one who had been re-arrested after a days earlier bail-out.”
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Web search results confirm that six migrants were charged in an attack on NYPD officers in Times Square and that plea deals were presented to them, with one individual having been previously arrested again after a release.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One Times Square (also known as 1475 Broadway, the New York Times Building, the New York Times Tower, the Allied Chemical Tower or simply as the Times Tower) is a 25-story, 363-foot-high (111 m) skysc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Knickerbocker Hotel is a hotel at Times Square, on the southeastern corner of Broadway and 42nd Street, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S. Built by John Jacob A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, S…
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“Two illegal gangbangers with reputed Tren de Aragua connections, busted in a Woodside drug raid, got slaps on the wrist from Queens DA Melinda Katz’s office.”
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While evidence confirms the existence of the Tren de Aragua gang and raids in the Bronx, there is no specific evidence provided regarding a Woodside drug raid or lenient sentencing by DA Melinda Katz for two specific individuals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tren de Aragua began emerging throughout the United States during the early 2020s, which saw a surge of migrants crossing the Mexico-U.S. border, particularly from Venezuela.[49] Telemundo, citing mul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_de_Aragua
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump's mass deportation project is ramping up, with federal deportation efforts now including large-scale radios across sanctuary cities, i...
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web search NEUTRAL — “The leaders of the Tren de Aragua have not been arrested and it is not known where they are.” Arrest warrants have been issued in Peru and Colombia for Héctor Guerrero, known by his alias “Niño Guerr…
https://www.occrp.org/en/project/narcofiles-the-new-criminal…
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“In 2018 Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez began requiring his prosecutors to seek “immigration-neutral disposition” of cases, i.e. charges that won’t result in deportation.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez implemented a policy to seek 'immigration-neutral dispositions' to avoid triggering deportations for petty crimes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eric Gonzalez (born January 24, 1969) [1] is an American attorney who is currently serving as the district attorney for Kings County in Brooklyn, New York. Gonzalez became the acting district attorney…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Gonzalez_(lawyer)
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web search NEUTRAL — Under the policy change announced Monday, all prosecutors must be aware of a defendant's immigration status, and alert defense counsel to the potential immigration consequences their client could ...
https://www.law360.com/articles/916370
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web search NEUTRAL — Under a policy that was to be introduced Monday, the Brooklyn district attorney's office will prosecute some cases to achieve what it calls immigration-neutral dispositions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/nyregion/brooklyn-immigra…
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“That same year, the state’s top court ruled that illegals must get jury trials for crimes that would be bench trials for non-illegals.”
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Web search results confirm that the New York Supreme Court ruled that non-citizens are entitled to jury trials for offenses that could lead to deportation, citing the Sixth Amendment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Just before trial, the prosecutor reduced the allegations to CLass B criminal attempt charges. Over the defendant’s objections, the trial court allowed the reduction. Under CPL 340.40, defendants char…
https://www.lindakenneybadenlaw.com/new-yorks-highest-court-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The NY Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that non-citizens are approved for jury trials for deportable violations. The right to a jury trial, the court said, is protected by the federal Constitution’s Sixth Ame…
https://bukhlaw.com/immigrants-are-entitled-to-jury-trials-f…
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“In 2020, the state passed the “One Day To Protect New Yorkers” law, dropping the max penalty of class A misdemeanors to under a year so conviction for those crimes won’t trigger deportations.”
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No evidence was provided or found during the search for the 'One Day To Protect New Yorkers' law or its specific impact on class A misdemeanors.
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