# Woke NY AG Letitia James refuses to answer when asked if she downgraded charges against suspected migrant criminals to ensure they could stay in US

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/woke-ny-ag-letitia-james-refuses-to-answer-when-asked-if-she-downgraded-charges-against-suspected-migrant-criminals-to-ensure-they-could-stay-in-us/
- Published: 2026-10-29T20:56:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T02:09:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16250229/Woke-NY-AG-Letitia-James-refuses-answer-asked-downgraded-charges-against-suspected-migrant-criminals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Business, Government, Markets, Politics, World

## Key points

- New York prosecutors face allegations of reducing charges to limit deportation risks.
- The claims involve offices in Queens and the Bronx.
- James and two district attorneys did not directly answer questions at a press conference.

## Summary

New York Attorney General Letitia James and two district attorneys declined to address allegations that prosecutors were told to reduce criminal charges against some defendants to limit the risk of deportation. The claims, made in a Republican-led House Judiciary Committee investigation, have prompted questions about whether immigration status affected how serious cases were prosecuted.

The report alleged that Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz urged prosecutors to use caution when charges could expose defendants to deportation, and cited advice not to focus on whether offences were felonies or misdemeanours. It also accused Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark’s office of using immigration-conscious plea bargaining in child sex crime cases. At a gun-safety press conference, Katz said the questions were outside the event’s topic before the session moved on.

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