Last weekend, a group of undocumented immigrants in New York attacked two New York police officers in Times Square.
But unexpectedly, these undocumented immigrants have been released without bail this week, and there are even reports that many of them have boarded the migrant bus to California.
A group of people punched and kicked two police officers, one of whom was reported to be of Chinese descent. (NYPD Diagram).
Since the spring of 2022, more than 170,000 asylum seekers have poured into New York from the U.S.-Mexico border. The arrests of several undocumented people in the assault were all illegal Venezuelan immigrants who had just arrived in New York last year.
The attack took place at around 8:30 p.m. last Saturday when Inspector Ben Culian (lt.)Ben Kurian and Officer Tian Zunxu were trying to disperse a chaotic crowd outside a shelter on West 42nd Street when they got into an altercation.
Officer Kurian and Tian threw one of the immigrants to the ground, while the others began to take turns kicking and punching the two.
The police, and then the gang fled – the first four were nearby, the rest in the following days.
Two officers received minor injuries and were accepted at the scene**.
After the incident, the matter sparked heated discussions in New York.
The NYPD has vowed to hunt down anyone involved in the beatings. Seven people were arrested, including 21-year-old Jandry Barros, 24-year-old Yohenry Brito, 19-year-old Darwin Andres Gomez-Izqhiel, 19-year-old Kelvin Servita Arocha, 21-year-old Wilson Brown. Wilson Juarez, Jhoan Boada, 22, and Yorman Reveron, 24. They were chargedSecond-degree assault on a police officer and obstruction of administration.
* In response, it said that although seven people were arrested in the violent attack, more suspects are still at large.
At the same time, New York City** saidUndocumented immigrants are still welcome in New York City because New York City is a sanctuary city, but if they break the law, they are not welcome.
Asked if it would track the number of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants entering New York, Camille Joseph Varlack, director of the mayor's office, said it was a problem for the NYPD. "If federal authorities can get arrest warrants against these people, we can work with them," she said. ”
Governor Hochul also told reporters: "Arrest them all and send them back." You are not allowed to touch our police. You must not touch anyone. ”
Hochul's statement was tougher than the day before. She said Wednesday that it was "worth considering" deporting undocumented immigrants who beat up New York police officers.
AlthoughDare to openly attack the police, but the Manhattan District Attorney's Office saidThe suspect has been released without bail.
The explanation for this is that because prosecutors have to look at a large number of personal data and surveillance footage to open a case before filing charges in court.
After learning that the suspect who attacked the police had been released without bail, NYPD Patrol Superintendent John Cair denounced:It's shameful. Do you want to know why our police were attacked? Because there are no consequences for attacking the police. Eight people attacked two policemen. Cowards
According to another reporter's report, when he left the court without paying bail, a defendant Boada even raised two middle fingers to **, which was extremely arrogant.
Several other people were also elated when they faced the camera.
According to reports, the waiters were not allowed to leave New York, but it is believed that four of them managed to board a bus bound for California on Wednesday after providing a pseudonym to a church-affiliated nonprofit that helps immigrants leave the city of New York City.
A spokesman for the New York Court Administration Office (OCA) confirmed to ** that they did not know the whereabouts of the individuals, but that they were obligated to return to the court by the scheduled date.