The rape and murder of a 92-year-old woman in Queens became a flash point in the broader debate over immigration Tuesday when federal authorities contended that the suspect should not have been in the country.The officials said the suspect, Reeaz Khan, 21, had beaten up his father during an altercation
The rape and murder of a 92-year-old woman in Queens became a flash point in the broader debate over immigration Tuesday when federal authorities contended that the suspect should not have been in the country.
ICE officials said they had issued what is known as a detainer in November requesting that law enforcement turn over Khan for possible deportation after he was arrested and charged with attacking his father with a broken coffee cup. The city’s detainer law and policy mandates that officials turn over to ICE only those who are convicted of violent and serious offenses, and only when ICE has met legal and due process requirements, according to a city official.
Khan offered conflicting accounts of what transpired on the day of Fuertes’ murder, Jan. 6, prosecutors said at his arraignment Friday. According to prosecutors, he initially told detectives that Fuertes had fallen and he had tried to help her stand up, but then admitted to having sexually assaulted her.
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold millions of dollars in federal funding for law enforcement programs in New York, and ICE has detained a growing number of undocumented residents there, including around courthouses.
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