NYC To Ignore ICE Detainer On Illegal Immigrant Who Allegedly Set Woman On Fire In Subway

DHS Secretary Noem said the NYC Department of Corrections has indicated it would not honor the detainer - Ashe Schow 

Officials in New York City have indicated they will ignore an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer placed on the illegal immigrant who allegedly burned a woman alive on the subway, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Wednesday.

• Noem visited the Coney Island subway station where Sebastian Zapeta, 33, allegedly set Debrina Kawam on fire while she was sleeping in a subway car. In a post on X, Noem said New York officials weren’t cooperating with ICE.

“...Because of current sanctuary city policy, the corrections department has indicated it will NOT honor the detainer,” Noem said...