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Admitted MS-13 Gang Member Released from Rikers Because of NYC’s Sanctuary Policy

Frank Camp

The New York Post reports that Estivan Rafael Marques Velasquez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, and an “admitted member of the notorious MS-13 gang, was released from Rikers Island [prison] on Feb. 16 after serving time for disorderly conduct.”

Despite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) asking that Velasquez be turned over to them for deportment following his prison sentence, he was simply allowed to walk free under New York City’s sanctuary policy.

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