DA Bragg’s Website: ‘Our Office is a Safe Place for Undocumented Immigrants…’
(CNSNews.com) - Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has a section on his official website that is called “Victim Resources,” and it carries a subhead that is entitled, “Frauds Targeting Immigrants.”
That page on Bragg’s website states: “We protect undocumented New Yorkers.”
“Our office is a safe place for undocumented immigrants to report crime,” it says.
The webpage goes on to say: “I’m undocumented. Can I still file a report?”
The answer: “Absolutely. Our Office is a safe place to report crime regardless of your immigration status.”
District Attorney Bragg’s website expressly states to people who are “undocumented under federal law” that Bragg’s office will “protect your safety and your rights.”
GRAPHIC: Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Kill Local Border State Police Commander
A group of gunmen ambushed and killed a local police commander and one of his officers in the Mexican border state of Sonora. The gunmen fired more than one hundred rounds into the victim’s vehicle causing catastrophic injuries that left the two men disfigured.
The assassination took place over the weekend in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, in the municipality of Cajeme. A group of gunmen shot and killed Commander Jesús Alberto Navarro Velarde who was riding a police vehicle with Jorge Alberto Galingo Ayon. The attack occurred in the northern part of the city.
According to local news outlets, the gunmen fired several barrages of gunfire. The attack went on for several minutes. Crime scene photographs revealed that the gunfire severely disfigured the bodies and faces of the two lawmen.
While authorities have not revealed suspects or a motive for the murder, the State of Sonora is considered one of the main strongholds of the Sinaloa Cartel. In recent years, that criminal organization experienced several cases of infighting within various factions and cells.
Cajeme is considered one of the deadliest cities in the world. It ranks number three with 138.28 homicides per 100,000 in population, the local newspaper El Sol de Hermosillo reported quoting Mexican government crime statistics.
In the aftermath of the murder, Mayor Javier Lamarque and other top officials held a funeral ceremony for the two lawmen where they bid farewell to them with full police honors. Authorities have not made any arrests in the case.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
Gunmen Kidnap 23 People Traveling Through Mexico in Tour, 8 Still Missing
A group of gunmen kidnapped 23 victims traveling in two vans through Mexico as part of a tour. After making various demands from relatives, the gunmen released 15 victims. Eight others remain missing at the time of this publication.
The kidnappings took place this week as the group traveled from the central Mexico state of Guanajuato to the city of Saltillo, Coahuila. After leaving in two rental vans, the groups went missing early Monday morning. However, it wasn’t until Wednesday morning that relatives filed a report with authorities after getting a series of ransom demands.
On Wednesday afternoon, the gunmen released 16 of the victims and one of the vans leaving them in the city of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi. It remains unclear if any ransoms were paid. According to information released by the San Luis Potosi Attorney General’s Office, the victims are “healthy” and have been reunited with their families.
Authorities have not identified if one of the various drug cartels that operate in the region is tied to the kidnapping. In February a team of gunmen carjacked and kidnapped a well-known businessman and his son as they traveled along a highway in San Luis Potosi. During a clash between rival cartels, the businessman sustained fatal injuries and left the kidnappers, the kidnapping victim, and his son on the side of the road, Breitbart Texas reported.
This mass kidnapping comes during one of Mexico’s busiest tourist seasons, Easter week. As Breitbart Texas reported, a group of gunmen shot and killed three men earlier this week outside a hotel in Cancun, Quintana Roo, in the region’s ritzy tourist area. On that same day, a group of gunmen killed three victims and injured three others at a public beach in the tourist hotspot of Acapulco, Guerrero.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
