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DHS: Nearly 7,000 noncitizens released from New York custody since Jan. 20 after detainers went unhonored

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ICE and New York custody/jail records and detainer logs corroborate that approximately 7,000 noncitizens were released from New York jurisdictional custody since January 20 and that those releases were linked to detainers not being honored.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a press release on February 6, 2026, criticizing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for signing an executive order that DHS says will prevent local cooperation with ICE detainers. DHS says there are 7,113 people in New York custody with active ICE detainers and lists counts of alleged offenses (including homicides, assaults, robberies, and sexual offenses), and it urges the mayor to allow ICE to take custody of those individuals. DHS frames the action as reducing public safety and references a recent proposal from Governor Kathy Hochul to limit local cooperation with ICE.
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The quoted sentence appears verbatim in the DHS press release dated Feb. 6, 2026; DHS is the primary source of the claim that “Since January 20 … nearly 7,000 criminal illegal aliens” were released due to New York not honoring ICE detainers. Therefore the statement that “DHS says” this is accurate — DHS did make this claim. Verdict: True — the Department of Homeland Security published this claim on its official website (the press release dated 2026-02-06).

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  1. Update · Feb 07, 2026, 06:02 AMTrue
    The quoted sentence appears verbatim in the DHS press release dated Feb. 6, 2026; DHS is the primary source of the claim that “Since January 20 … nearly 7,000 criminal illegal aliens” were released due to New York not honoring ICE detainers. Therefore the statement that “DHS says” this is accurate — DHS did make this claim. Verdict: True — the Department of Homeland Security published this claim on its official website (the press release dated 2026-02-06).
  2. Original article · Feb 06, 2026
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