Malliotakis Calls for Immediate Deportation of Migrants who Assaulted NYPD Officers

(NEW YORK, NY) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) today released the following statement calling for the immediate deportation of migrants who were caught on camera assaulting two NYPD officers on Saturday night:

"The video released last night capturing the assault of two NYPD officers by a group of illegal migrants in Times Square is infuriating and a horrifying example of why Mayor Adams needs to stop misinterpreting 'Right to Shelter' and put an end to our city’s migrant crisis once and for all. Citizens should not be paying to house ingrates who are wreaking havoc in our city. But instead, the Mayor continues forcing New York City taxpayers to house and provide free services for these thugs, who took advantage of New York’s botched bail law and were released right back onto the street after this attack. As migrants continue to commit crimes all over our city, including murder, stabbings, robberies, prostitution and assault, the city is refusing to cooperate with federal detainer and deportation requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Republicans, Democrats & Independents should, at the very least, be able to agree that migrants who assault our police or commit crimes in our country should be deported immediately and have any future immigration application denied."