"COMPASSION" — but for whom?

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New York released 7,000 illegal migrant criminals onto streets this year alone — including a machete-wielding maniac, a rapist and an attempted killer

7,000 more will be released soon, unless ICE can prevent it.

Hand them over, ICE says

ICE is now demanding that New York Attorney General Letitia James hand over some 7,100 illegal migrant thugs who are locked up in New York’s jails and prisons so they can be deported, according to a letter sent to the state’s embattled top lawyer Monday.

The feds say they want to ensure the convicts never walk free in New York. 

“These are people who are not only in the country illegally, but who have committed additional crimes, including heinous crimes like murder, rape, possession of child pornography, armed robbery, and many others,” Lyons wrote.

Currently, 7,113 aliens are locked up in New York with active detainers — and ICE is demanding that New York state turn them over. They are responsible for a combined 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drug offenses, 152 weapons offenses and 260 sexual predatory offenses.

Shielded by sanctuary laws

The letter obtained by The Post points to a staggering 6,947 illegal aliens with active ICE detainers who were released back onto New York streets since Jan. 20, many after local jurisdictions refused to honor federal warrants.

New York’s sanctuary laws tie the hands of law enforcement from cooperating with immigration agents, releasing crime suspects and even convicted child molesters back into the community — instead of shunting them home.

The linked-to article presents the resumes of several of the “Maryland Men” released fron New York jails to prey on society. Here’s one — it’s no wonder that Lititia was so desperate to buy a second home in Virginia: New York’s streets are becoming more dangerous every day.

Machete madman deported eight times

Also caught and released by New York authorities was career criminal migrant Alexander Moreno Montoya, who has charges including assaulting a police officer, criminal possession of a weapon and cocaine possession.

Although he was under an ICE detainer, he was released from Rikers Island on March 17, only to be caught by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in New York City on July 7 and removed from the US.

One of the most egregious cases highlighted by DHS is Jesus Romero Hernandez, 27, a Mexican national who despite being removed from the US on seven previous occasions was turned loose from Tomkins County Jail in January after serving a 179-day sentence for viciously attacking an Ithaca police officer with a machete.

The Tomkins County Sheriff’s Office had refused to honor a federal arrest warrant and released him. ICE managed to round him up on Nov. 5 and bounced him from the country for an eighth time.

Summary:

“Attorney General James and her fellow New York Sanctuary politicians are releasing murderers, terrorists, and sexual predators back into our neighborhoods and putting American lives at risk,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement to The Post.

“We are calling on Letitia James to stop this dangerous derangement and commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainers of the more than 7,000 criminal illegal aliens in New York’s custody. It is common sense. Criminal illegal aliens should not be released back onto our streets to terrorize more innocent Americans.”

I've never used Zillow for anything except the pictures (supplied by the GMLS), so I'd missed this now-discontinued "feature'

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Well, a slender thread, perhaps, not a fabric. But at least they're outperforming Afghans in one performance category

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Full post:

I'm not "afraid of Somali success". I am sad that Somali immigrants are so extremely unsuccessful here in Denmark, that they are a net expense for taxpayers of $24,000 on average per Somali immigrant per year. Worse than any other immigrant group! They are also extremely criminal, with a violent crime rate of more than nine times the Danish level. It's not just "one Somali that does something". 62% of them are convicted of a violent crime by the age of 30. Even in the light of Muslim / African immigration to Denmark which is overall highly unsuccessful, Somalis have an atrocious performance.

Democrats' knives come out for Walz

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run away!

After studiously ignoring the scandal up to now, the NYT has finally “discovered” that there’s trouble in River City, and published a front page story this week on the Somalian scandal in Minneapolis. Not, as Powerline points out, because it’s suddenly news — Minnesota-based PowerLine and HotAir’s David Strom have been separately reporting on the fraud for several years —but because the Democrats want rid of the fat buffoon who’s dragging down the party’s prospects.

Sending a message

Scott and John have already covered the amazing piece today in the New York Times, under the headline,

How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch.

See the best quotes here. There is nothing truly goundbreaking in the story. You, dear reader, have heard it all before: first on this site, then later in the New York Post and the Daily Mail.

What’s different this time is that it’s in the New York Times. So people (Democrats, Independents) who have been in denial, or haven’t been paying attention, are now paying attention.

You are not the intended audience. The New York Times report has an intended audience of one: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The feckless two-term governor was a catastrophe as a Vice Presidential candidate, and his bid for a third-term is dragging down the whole enterprise.

Walz heading the Democratic ticket in November 2026 could lead to a loss of the state and threaten the state’s electoral vores in 2028.

Democrats are telling Walz that he needs to go. Will he listen?

Mind you, there’s plenty to blame on Walz, as these (presumably Democrat) state workers will, now, happily attest. Interesting that they’re only coming forward at this time — did their party bosses prod them?

Minnesota government workers blame Walz for 'massive fraud' amid allegations against Somali community

More than 400 current staff members say governor 'systematically retaliated' against whistleblowers

More than 400 employees of the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) accused Gov. Tim Walz of failing to act on widespread fraud warnings and retaliating against whistleblowers.

The Minnesota Department of Human Service Employees account, which says it consists of more than 480 current staff members at the Minnesota DHS, wrote on X that Walz is "100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota."

"We let Tim Walz know of fraud early on, hoping for a partnership in stopping fraud but no, we got the opposite response. Tim Walz systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression, and did his best to discredit fraud reports," the group claimed. "In addition to retaliating against whistleblower[s], Tim Walz disempowered the Office of the Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to disregard their audit findings and guidance."

Excerpt fron the Times story — as noted , this will come s news onky to NYT readers, but there are (atill) a lot of them out there.

The fraud scandal that rattled Minnesota was staggering in its scale and brazenness.

Federal prosecutors charged dozens of people with felonies, accusing them of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from a government program meant to keep children fed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

At first, many in the state saw the case as a one-off abuse during a health emergency. But as new schemes targeting the state’s generous safety net programs came to light, state and federal officials began to grapple with a jarring reality.

Over the last five years, law enforcement officials say, fraud took root in pockets of Minnesota’s Somali diaspora as scores of individuals made small fortunes by setting up companies that billed state agencies for millions of dollars’ worth of social services that were never provided.

Federal prosecutors say that 59 people have been convicted in those schemes so far, and that more than $1 billion in taxpayers’ money has been stolen in three plots they are investigating. That is more than Minnesota spends annually to run its Department of Corrections. Minnesota’s fraud scandal stood out even in the context of rampant theft during the pandemic, when Americans stole tens of billions through unemployment benefits, business loans and other forms of aid, according to federal auditors.

Outrage has swelled among Minnesotans, and fraud has turned into a potent political issue in a competitive campaign season. Gov. Tim Walz and fellow Democrats are being asked to explain how so much money was stolen on their watch, providing Republicans, who hope to take back the governor’s office in 2026, with a powerful line of attack.

Oh, the humanity! And a small reminder

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Flashback to 1993:

S.1351 - Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993103rd Congress (1993-1994)
Introduced in Senate (08/04/1993)

Lots of good stuff in these Democrats’ bill, sponsored by Harry Reid: here’s one, very much relevant today:

(Sec. 410) Requires State or local law enforcement agencies to notify the district Immigration and Naturalization Service office upon the felony arrest of an alien.

But here’s the kicker:

Title X: Citizenship - Makes it unlawful (and establishes penalties) for a noncitizen to vote in a Federal or State election.



                          TITLE X--CITIZENSHIP

SEC. 1001. BASIS OF CITIZENSHIP CLARIFIED.

    In the exercise of its powers under section 5 of the Fourteenth 
Article of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the 
Congress has determined and hereby declares that any person born after 
the date of enactment of this title to a mother who is neither a 
citizen of the United States nor admitted to the United States as a 
lawful permanent resident, and which person is a national or citizen of 
another country of which either of his or her natural parents is a 
national or citizen, or is entitled upon application to become a 
national or citizen of such country, shall be considered as born 
subject to the jurisdiction of that foreign country and not subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States within the meaning of section 1 
of such Article and shall therefore not be a citizen of the United 
States or of any State solely by reason of physical presence within the 
United States at the moment of birth.

Here’s the late Senator introducing his bill back then:

“No sane country would reward you for being an illegal immigrant, right? Guess again. If you break our laws by entering this country without permission and give birth to a child, we reward that child by giving it US citizenship and guarantee full access to all public services and benefits .… Is it any wonder that two-thirds of the babies born at taxpayers’ expense in county-run hospitals in Los Angeles are born to illegal alien mothers?”

Two years later, the President of the United States was still harping on the subject:

(As a complete aside, why would anyone demand that we free the mall? Just asking.)

UPDATE: Just saw this on X. Funny.

It's been said that the police are there to protect criminals from citizens, not the other way around. Case in point ....

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Hue and cry*

When the police (and the courts) fail to act

NYC serial spitter bloodied in street-style justice during epic beatdown: ‘F**K Jail, we’re worse than jail’

Anthony Caines — the sicko busted by the NYPD for allegedly spitting in the faces of white women who passed him in Williamsburg — has apparently been on the receiving end of some street-style justice.

[Caines was arrested on Nov. 13 for his serial spitting spree.

He was released with an ankle monitor the following day, after pleading not guilty to charges including aggravated harassment based on race or religion, according to court documents obtained by The Post.]

Video footage shared on social media showed two men beating and kicking a man who appeared to be accused spitter Caines, 45, outside of a hair salon on Sixth Street.

It was unclear when the footage was shot.

Caines, curled up on the sidewalk in a defensive fetal position, is dealt multiple blows by the two attackers, whose faces are never shown.

The two men laugh to themselves as they kick Caines and stomp on his legs.

Caines is heard wailing in pain during the beatdown.

The clip quickly cuts to an image of Caines with a large gash on his forehead, above his left eye. Blood streams down his face as the men issue a final warning.

“Stop violating these females out here, you heard?” the man filming the footage tells him.

“We’re tired of that s–t,” the man explains. “You’re making us look bad.” 

Caines appeared to confirm he understood, before saying, “I went to jail, didn’t I?”

Caines wailed as the beating unfolded, video showed.

“F–k jail — we’re worse than jail,” the man yells before delivering one last punch to his head.

“The NYPD did not receive a report about the assault on Caines.” No, I imagine not.

Of note, in my opinion, is that the men administering justice here were black; in other words, responsible citizens, preserving the safety of their neighborhood and their neighbors. I find that heartening.

From the earlier story:

A salivating sicko was busted last week in a racially-motivated spitting spree that targeted four white women in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — but walked free a day later, The Post has learned.

Anthony Caines, who is black, was arrested Nov. 13 after his repulsive two-day spitfest, but was sprung on Nov. 14 after pleading not guilty on charges including aggravated harassment based on race or religion, according to court documents obtained by The Post.

Caines, 45, whose rap sheet include arrests for domestic violence and contempt of court, was granted supervised release, authorities said.

The victim, a college student, was stunned when she was attacked outside 285 Broadway at 10:05 a.m. on Nov. 11.

Charging documents cite three similar incidents — all unfolding in Williamsburg on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12 — where Caines silently spit directly into the faces of the female strangers as they passed him on the street.

….The second assault happened less than two hours later, at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Grand Street. A third attack unfolded at Marcy Avenue and South Fourth Street at 10:40 p.m.

The fourth attack happened the next morning at 8 a.m. outside 186 Grand Street.

None of the incidents resulted in a felony charge, which would’ve kept Caines in custody.

*The image depicts a medieval "hue and cry". This was an ancient English common law procedure for pursuing suspected criminals. 

  • When a crime was witnessed, the victim or a witness would shout loudly to alert the community. 

  • All who heard the call were legally obligated to join the chase and help catch the criminal. 

  • Failure to participate would result in a heavy fine. 

  • It served as a cornerstone of medieval community-based law enforcement in the absence of a professional police force.