A criminal illegal immigrant with a rap sheet going back more than 15 years was set free to walk the streets of New York City.
That is, until U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stepped in, according to a Department of Homeland Security news release.
Mexican citizen Gerardo Miguel-Mora was arrested on Jan. 30 following two arrests in January, after which he was allowed to roam the city as he pleased.
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DHS made a dozen calls to New York City officials, who did not heed the federal request to turn Miguel-Mora over to ICE.
Miguel-Mora’s initial date of illegal entry into the United States is not known. He was deported to Mexico on Sept. 14, 2012, but returned to the U.S. illegally at some later date.
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