NYPD Honored Zero of Nearly 10,000 ICE Detainers in Past Year, House Report Finds

House Judiciary Committee Republicans, led by Chairman Jim Jordan, released an interim staff report Monday detailing New York City’s sanctuary policies and their effects on federal immigration enforcement. The report states that the New York City Police Department received nearly 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers in roughly the past year and honored zero of them. Over the longer period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2026, the NYPD received 20,255 detainers and did not honor a single one. The New York City Department of Correction received nearly 3,000 detainers in that span and likewise honored none.

The committee wrote that the findings illustrate how local policies allow dangerous foreign nationals to reoffend and avoid deportation. It described New York’s approach as indicative of broader patterns among some Democratic-led jurisdictions that place noncitizen offenders ahead of citizen safety. The report also examines practices by the city’s five borough district attorneys, stating that prosecutors have given preferential treatment based on immigration status so that criminal aliens can remain in the United States.

New York City’s sanctuary framework, including local laws limiting cooperation unless certain conditions are met, has long restricted honoring of civil ICE detainers. The report notes recent state-level expansions, including the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, which further limits local housing of aliens, orderly transfers, and 287(g) agreements. Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James have advanced related measures, including an Office of Immigrant Trust focused on compliance with sanctuary rules.

Earlier DHS data released this month showed New York jurisdictions refused more than 16,000 ICE detainers since the start of the current administration, associated with tens of thousands of criminal charges and convictions, including homicides, sexual offenses, and assaults. The House report focuses specifically on city-level numbers and prosecutor practices.

Jordan’s committee stated it will continue oversight to inform potential legislative reforms. ICE officials have repeatedly cited ignored detainers in high-profile New York cases involving individuals with prior arrests who were released and later accused of further crimes.