One Reason Why Crime Rates have Gone Down in Heavily Democrat Areas: ICE snared nearly 2,197 illegal alien criminals — including convicted murderers, rapists and drug traffickers — in an August sweep across New York state

Arresting criminal illegal aliens takes these illegals off the streets so they can’t continue committing crime.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency caught up to 2,197 criminals in the Empire State between July 27 and Aug. 29 as part of “Operation Rotten Apple” — which Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin noted was conducted “with no help” from either New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani or Gov. Kathy Hochul.

“These arrests included gang members, rapists, murderers and child predators — which I believe there is a special place in hell for those individuals,” Mullin told reporters at a press conference.

“Operation Rotten Apple did what sanctuary politicians in New York City and the state of New York refuse to do: made the Empire State safer,” he added in a statement. 

Asked by a reporter if he was prepared to send more federal agents to New York for round-ups, Mullin replied, “Absolutely. . . .

Emily Goodin, Kevin Sheehan and Patrick Reilly, “ICE nabs over 2K illegal migrants across NY in ‘Operation Rotten Apple’ — including child rapists, killers,” New York Post, September 1, 2026