The gulf between the sanctuary city and the Trump administration’s immigration policies continues to widen.
Tensions between New York City and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement further erupted on Thursday when an ICE agent reportedly shot 26-year-old Eric Diaz in the face as ICE was trying to arrest his mother’s boyfriend, Gaspar Avendano-Hernandez.
ICE had issued a detainer request against Avendano-Hernandez, an allegedly undocumented Mexican man, after New York police arrested him on Monday for allegedly driving with a forged Connecticut license plate. As a sanctuary city, New York only requires officials to turn over individuals convicted of violent and serious offenses, so NYPD released Avendano-Hernandez. ICE agents arrived at the house in the south Brooklyn neighborhood of Gravesend just after 8 a.m.
According to the Consulate General of Mexico in New York, Avendano-Hernandez arrived in the U.S. legally last week with a valid tourist visa, WABC reported. ICE said that the agency had no indication of the visa and that Avendano-Hernandez had already been deported twice. Diaz also arrived in Brooklyn last week on a visitor visa.
The shooting sparked protests in the city, which involved around 200 people throughout the day, according to the Washington Post. New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke at the protests. We're keeping watch at Maimonides Hospital with allies, organizers, and faith leaders to protect New York City's status as a Sanctuary City.
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