NYC Released Nearly 40 Criminal Aliens Who Then Reoffended

People walk by a sign at the entrance to Rikers Island in New York City on March 31, 2017. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Almost 40 convicted criminals who are in the country illegally were released by New York City jails and subsequently reoffended during a three-month period beginning in January.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it had placed detainers on all of those criminals, as well as 400 other illegal aliens who were in NYPD or Department of Corrections custody.