# Mexican migrant with record of assault, weapons charges released by NYC authorities

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mexican-migrant-with-record-of-assault-weapons-charges-released-by-nyc-authorities/
- Published: 2026-11-06T19:32:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T20:38:50+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/us-news/mexican-migrant-with-record-of-assault-weapons-charges-released-by-nyc-authorities/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- NYC released Reyes-Garcia on supervised release despite an ICE detainer.
- Prosecutors sought $10,000 bail, but the judge ordered supervised release.
- The case has fuelled debate over New York’s limits on ICE co-operation.

## Summary

New York City authorities released Alonzo Reyes-Garcia, a Mexican migrant with multiple criminal convictions, after a judge ordered supervised release, despite an ICE request to keep him in custody. The case has renewed political criticism of New York’s limits on co-operation with federal immigration enforcement.

ICE filed its detainer on 30 October; the Queens District Attorney’s Office says it sought $10,000 bail but was not the custodial agency responsible for the request. Federal records list convictions including robbery, assault and weapons possession, and an immigration judge issued a final removal order in 2006; authorities say Reyes-Garcia later re-entered the US. New York City and state policies restrict local authorities’ co-operation with ICE, while federal officials estimate up to 7.3 million people without legal immigration status are in the country.

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