# Feds slam NY sanctuary policies after illegal immigrant charged in brutal rape of 27-year-old woman

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/feds-slam-ny-sanctuary-policies-after-illegal-immigrant-charged-in-brutal-rape-of-27-year-old-woman/
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:24:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T18:38:38+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/us-news/feds-slam-ny-sanctuary-policies-after-illegal-immigrant-charged-in-brutal-rape-of-27-year-old-woman/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Federal officials blamed New York sanctuary policies after a Brooklyn rape charge.
- The suspect was arrested on Monday night.
- An immigration detainer has been placed on him.

## Summary

Federal officials criticised New York’s sanctuary policies after Peruvian immigrant Reynaldo Mayna Cordero was charged with raping a 27-year-old woman in a Brooklyn building. The case has renewed a dispute over whether local authorities should co-operate with federal immigration enforcement.

The Department of Homeland Security said Cordero entered the US illegally near San Diego on 18 August 2023 and was released under Biden administration policies. Authorities allege he followed the woman into her Bedford-Stuyvesant building early on Sunday and raped her; he was arrested on Monday night, and federal officials have placed an immigration detainer on him. The NYPD said he had a 2025 arrest for criminal mischief, while DHS cited a longer list of alleged prior offences but did not provide further details.

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