Several illegal migrants were arrested in Arizona Monday by federal authorities who are investigating if they are members of the same group who fled New York City following their arrests in the beating of two NYPD officers.
The illegals were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a Greyhound bus station in Phoenix, according to law enforcement sources.
Shout out to ICE in #PHOENIX for capturing the thugs that attacked our #nypd brothers in blue. pic.twitter.com/ZbX27xCMTb
— Mark Lamb for Senate (@sherifflamb1) February 6, 2024
Police sources previously said that four of the migrants charged in the Times Square attack – Darwin Andres Gomez, 19, Kelvin Servita Arocha, 19, Wilson Juarez, 21, and Yorman Reveron, 24, may have fled the city after using fake names to obtain tickets from a charity that helps migrants.
Venezuelan national Yohenry Brito, 24, was arraigned in Manhattan criminal court on Thursday and is the only one of the suspects being held on bail at Rikers Island.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said at a news conference Friday that she wanted to speak with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg about why most suspects were released without bail. She said prosecutors should have sought to keep them behind bars.
George Soros-backed Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, was strongly criticized after the five were released. On Saturday, Bragg claimed his office will present evidence on Tuesday to a grand jury.
“Our office continues to work with law enforcement to bring everyone responsible for these heinous attacks to justice. It is clear from the video and other evidence that some of the most culpable individuals have not yet been identified or arrested, and we are working hand in hand with the NYPD to find and hold them accountable for their despicable acts,” Bragg said.
Since taking office in 2022, Bragg has come under fire for not seeking prison time for particular charges and downgrading felony charges in a slew of cases, including armed robbery and some drug offenses.
The illegal immigrant crisis previously affected southern states near the border, like Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. However, the issue has increasingly impacted cities, including New York, Boston, and Chicago, as buses filled with thousands of migrants are sent to Democratic-led areas across the U.S.
A record 300,000 illegals crossed the U.S. southern border in December, according to a new report, topping the highest amount ever recorded.
