ICE blasts ‘reckless’ Mamdani, Hochul as agency IDs criminal illegal migrants picked up in NY

Nypost · Jun 09, 2026 · 769 words · By Chris Nesi

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What happened

ICE blasts ‘reckless’ Mamdani, Hochul as agency IDs criminal illegal migrants picked up in NY See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleICE New York City blasted the “reckless” policies of lefty Gov.

Common ground

Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani Tuesday — as the agency released the identities of some of the criminal illegal migrants it had taken off Empire State streets, including murderers and child sex offenders.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Immigration Enforcement story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that As of Dec. 1, 7,113 aliens currently in custody in New York jails and prisons have active ICE detainers and have been convicted of 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drug offenses, 152 weapons offenses and 260 sexual predatory offenses?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “As of Dec. 1, 7,113 aliens currently in custody in New York jails and prisons have active ICE detainers and have been convicted of 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drug offenses, 152 weapons offenses and 260 sexual predatory offenses”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Their crimes include 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 199 burglaries, 305 robberies, 392 dangerous drug offenses, 300 weapons offenses and 207 sexual predatory offenses”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “Franklin Saul Banegas-Cevallos, a previously removed criminal illegal alien from Honduras who was convicted of attempted drug possession and with a pending charge for attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in New York.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “Mosiah Wright, a Jamaican national who was previously removed from the country who was convicted of murder by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

The search results for 'Mosiah Wright' returned religious texts (Book of Mormon) and general history of Jamaica, but no record of a person by that name convicted of murder in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adultery is generally defined as extramarital sex that is or was considered objectionable on social, religious and moral grounds, and which often resulted in legal consequences. Although the sexual ac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives during the 2000s is a list, maintained for a sixth decade, of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. At any given time,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Caribbean Island of Jamaica was initially inhabited in approximately 600 AD or 650 AD by the Redware people, often associated with redware pottery. By roughly 800 AD, a second wave of inhabitants …
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Claim 5: “New York’s failure to honor ICE detainers... has resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal illegal aliens in the state since Jan. 20, 2025.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “Blas Alberto Diaz, a previously removed criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, was convicted of sexual contact with a person incapable of consent in Nassau County.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results for Blas Alberto Diaz.

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Claim 7: “ICE New York City blasted the “reckless” policies of lefty Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani Tuesday — as the agency released the identities of some of the criminal illegal migrants it had taken off Empire State streets”

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Multiple web search results confirm that ICE New York City criticized the policies of Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani while releasing identities of arrested criminal illegal migrants.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public research university within the City University of New York …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Rochelle ( rə-SHEL) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, located about 17 miles (27 km) from Midtown Manhattan. The city had a populati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
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Claim 8: “New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order turning New York City into a shield for violent criminal illegal aliens to reoffend and create more innocent victims”

MISLEADING

While evidence confirms Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order to strengthen sanctuary protections, the claim's phrasing that he did so to 'turn New York City into a shield for violent criminal illegal aliens to reoffend' is an editorialized interpretation not supported by the factual reports of the order's intent.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani is the 112th mayor of New York City, having served since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani, an American Democratic politician serving as the mayor of New York City, identifies as a democratic socialist. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America's New York City ch…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of …
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Claim 9: “Benjamin Quijada, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador convicted of assault in Queens and wanted for the crimes of sex abuse of a minor and child abuse in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results for Benjamin Quijada.

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Claim 10: “Hochul’s successful push to pass legislation preventing cops from partnering with federal immigration authorities, and barring ICE agents from most public places like hospitals and parks.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Governor Hochul pushed and signed a legislative package barring local police from partnering with ICE and restricting ICE access to public places like hospitals and parks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor Kathy Hochul is running for re-election to a s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathleen Mary Hochul ( HOH-kəl; née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer who has served since 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Micah Charles Lasher (born December 18, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for District 69 in Manhattan in New York City since 2025. He was previously t…
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Claim 11: “Jose Israel Chapa Flores, an Ecuadorian national convicted of forcibly touching the sexual or intimate parts of another person and acting in a manner to injure a child under 17 in Suffolk County.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Jose Israel Chapa Flores, an Ecuadorian national, was convicted of forcible touching and injuring a child under 17 in Suffolk County.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... During targeted enforcement operations to apprehend known criminal illegal aliens and immigration fugitives in the New York City ...
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-new-york-city-arrests-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 28, 2026 ... Investigators have identified 140 victims, but more than 150 remain unidentified, many of them children. The offenders have now been sentenced ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaIW7esE1R6/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2026 ... Jose Fuente Saravia, 29-year-old El Salvadorian. Conviction for sexual abuse first, sexual conduct with individual less than yet 11 years old in ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZs_R4NJNEH/

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Claim 12: “Shortly after he took office in January, the newly-minted mayor signed an executive order to reinforce sanctuary protections”

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Wikipedia confirms Zohran Mamdani took office as Mayor on January 1, 2026, and web search results confirm he signed an executive order to reinforce sanctuary protections in February 2026.

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Claim 13: “Vicente Mejia-Marquez, of El Salvador, who was convicted of rape in the third degree and vaginal sexual contact with a person under 17 in Suffolk County.”

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While there are reports of ICE operations arresting individuals for rape and child molestation, there is no specific corroboration across multiple independent sources for the specific name 'Vicente Mejia-Marquez' and his specific charges in Suffolk County.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2026 ... The operation has successfully produced criminal and civil cases against defendants convicted of murder, serial rape, child molestation, incest, ...
https://www.facebook.com/fox5dc/posts/a-federal-judge-has-co…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 24, 2025 ... According to ICE, those taken into custody included individuals previously convicted of murder, rape, child sexual abuse, assault, and other ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQMi7ABDyV_/

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web search NEUTRAL — ... sex offenders, convicted of very specific crimes. As it stands right ... Sexual Assault reports that 73% of child victims don't report the abuse for ...
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/cmte_testimony/2020/jpr/2190_021…

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Claim 14: “Jose Fuentes-Saravia, a criminal illegal alien with a final order of removal from El Salvador convicted of sexual abuse, including sexual contact with individual less than 11 years old in Suffolk County.”

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Multiple web search results identify Jose Fuentes-Saravia as an El Salvadoran national convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 11 in Suffolk County.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Jose Israel Chapa Flores, a criminal illegal alien from Ecuador convicted of forcible touching: touching the sexual or intimate parts of another ...
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-new-york-city-arrests-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 3, 2025 ... Lopez is a registered sex offender with multiple convictions, including sexual assault of a child, yet he was allowed to walk free on Virginia ...
https://www.facebook.com/icegov/posts/jose-alfonso-martinez-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... ... Suffolk County following a prior conviction in a child sexual abuse case involving a victim under the age of 11. According to authorities, Jose ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYp6KfZhYOD/

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