Leon, a member of the Latin Kings, was subsequently released from custody despite ICE having lodged a detainer with the NYPD so he could be transferred to federal authorities, DHS said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
IGNORED ICE DETAINERS \u2018PUT LIVES AT RISK,\u2019 DHS SAYS, TARGETING NEWSOM, PRITZKER, HEALEY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Bryan David Tasiguano Leon, an Ecuadorian citizen, was arrested by the New York Police Department on Feb.14 on suspicion of assault on a first responder, was released back onto the streets. Federal authorities took him into custody earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security said.\u00a0 (Getty Images; Department of Homeland Security)<\/p>\n “New York sanctuary politicians chose to release this Latin Kings gang member from jail back not New York City communities,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said. “This gang member was previously arrested for assault on a first responder and family neglect.”<\/p>\n ICE agents arrested Leon on March 4 during immigration enforcement operations in New York City. He remains in ICE custody pending deportation proceedings.\u00a0<\/p>\n Leon first illegally entered the United States\u00a0around\u00a0Nov. 11,\u00a02022\u00a0through the southern border and was released into the country by the Biden administration.\u00a0He was issued a\u00a0final order of removal by a judge on Feb. 27, 2025.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n MASK-FREE ICE AGENTS BEGIN PATROLLING US AIRPORTS; TRUMP FLOATS NATIONAL GUARD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0“Not only was\u00a0this illegal alien released by the Biden administration,\u00a0but he was also released again by\u00a0New York\u2019s sanctuary politicians,” said Bis. “Enough is enough.\u00a0Sanctuary politicians must stop releasing criminal illegal aliens back into our communities to perpetrate more crimes.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Upon taking office in January, New York Mayor Zorhan Mamdani signed an executive order reaffirming the city’s sanctuary laws<\/a>, which limits cooperation between local and federal authorities on immigration enforcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fox News Digital has reached out to Mamdani’s office. \u00a0On Friday, Mamdani said ICE should be abolished, calling it “rogue” and “reckless” as he faced questions about the death of an 83-year-old Air Force veteran who died after allegedly being shoved onto subway tracks by an illegal immigrant earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I have made clear to the president, both in our private conversations and our public conversations, about the fact that I believe that ICE is a rogue agency<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani next to Dylan Contreras, a high school student who was recently released from federal custody, speaks during a press conference at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City on March 19, 2026. (Leonardo Munoz\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n The mayor added that he believes ICE “delivers nothing toward the furthering of the cause of public safety.”<\/p>\n![\"Bryan](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bryan-david-tasiguano-leon.jpg\")
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