An illegal immigrant convicted earlier this year for his involvement in an assault on two police officers in New York was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the city honored a detainer request, the law enforcement agency said on Oct. 16.
The city’s sanctuary status usually limits compliance with ICE detainer requests.
Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel, 19, was arrested by officers from the ICE’s Criminal Apprehension Program in New York after being released by the New York City Department of Corrections, ICE said in a statement.
Gomez-Izquiel remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, the agency said.
The Venezuelan national was convicted in July by the New York County Supreme Court of assault in the second degree with “intent to cause injury to an officer/fireman/EMT” and sentenced to one year in prison for his participation in “the widely publicized gang assault,” ICE said….