Under Sanctuary Policies, NYC Refuses to Hand Over Gang Member to Immigration Agents

Under Sanctuary Policies, NYC Refuses to Hand Over Gang Member to Immigration Agents
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2015. John Moore/Getty Images
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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NEW YORK—A member of the violent MS-13 gang was arrested in Queens by immigration agents on Feb. 16 after he was released from New York City’s Rikers Island Correctional facility.

Estivan Rafael Marques Velasquez, a Salvadoran national, has a criminal past in the United States, including reckless endangerment in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and disorderly conduct.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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