A suspect who was arrested over the weekend in connection to the deadly stabbing of a man in New York is an illegal immigrant who was arrested earlier this year after allegedly stabbing another man at a convenience store in Maryland, according to a county executive.
Mr. Corrales-Ramirez appeared for his arraignment at Troy City Court on Sept. 4 and he will be held at the Rensselaer County Jail without bail, according to the statement.
So far, few details have been provided in connection to the stabbing other than that the victim was Jario J. Hernandez-Sanchez, 28, of Rensselaer County. Authorities have not offered a motive for the stabbing and indicated that the investigation is still ongoing.
Police said the suspect’s prosecution will be handled by the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office.
“How he got here and how he was freed after the arrest this past winter and out on the streets to allegedly murder someone in Troy needs to be explained,” Mr. McLaughlin said.
Assistant Police Chief Steven Barker told news outlets that Mr. Corrales-Ramirez is the same individual as the suspect who was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Maryland.
Blame Game
Mr. McLaughlin blamed the deadly stabbing incident on lax border policies that have led to an influx of illegal immigrants in the United States in recent years.“This arrest is clear proof the open borders and sanctuary cities policies are failures, and the inability by Biden and Hochul to deal with the illegal migrant issue are placing our safety and quality of life in jeopardy,” Mr. McLaughlin said.
“It is becoming all too clear that there are two sets of laws and standards in our nation and our state,” he added. “The end result of that foolishness and lack of common sense is a killing on Saturday in the biggest city in our county allegedly by a man who was not supposed to be in our country and additionally, not free on the streets.”
The Biden administration was not immediately available to comment on the matter, but White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre recently defended the president’s border strategy, stating that his plan is to slow down the flow of unlawful migration.
Ms. Jean-Pierre said the president has been addressing the border crisis on his own without getting help from Republicans in Congress. She also accused GOP lawmakers of refusing to provide the necessary funding to address the “broken” immigration system.
New York’s Immigration Crisis
This weekend’s stabbing incident comes about two weeks after Ms. Hochul sent a letter to President Biden begging for federal aid as Republican leaders in border states continue to send illegal immigrants to Democrat-run cities, citing overwhelming conditions in border regions due to migrants crossing the U.S.–Mexico border illegally.“With the arrival of over 100,000 asylum seekers and migrants in the past year, coupled with the sustained arrival of hundreds if not thousands to the City every week, the federal government must partner with the City and State in handling this humanitarian crisis,” Ms. Hochul wrote on Aug. 24.
However, the White House has since pushed back on Ms. Hochul’s public plea, saying its ability to help New York with the state’s illegal immigrant crisis is limited without congressional action.
“We will continue to partner with communities across the country to ensure they can receive the support they need. Only Congress can provide additional funding for these efforts, which this Administration has already requested, and only Congress can fix the broken immigration system,” the spokesperson added.
