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New York to Release Deadly Arsonist in Defiance of ICE Detainer
PJ Media ^ | 17/4/26 | Catherine Salgado

Posted on 04/18/2026 2:22:36 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

New York sanctuary politicians are determined to release an illegal alien arsonist who killed multiple people in order to stick it to Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Mexican national Roman Amatitla randomly selected an NYC apartment building to set ablaze on March 16. He injured seven people and killed four, including a toddler. Now he faces eight counts of second-degree murder and first-degree arson, according to the New York Post. The local authorities ought to be handing the illegal alien over to ICE, but they refuse to do so.

Democrats have become so fanatical in their opposition to federal immigration enforcement that they are seemingly more likely to release or defend a murderer after ICE places a detainer request than to comply both with federal law and with the request.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) angrily responded to the news on X. “This monster set fire to a building and watched as innocent people, including a three-year-old, burned to death,” the department posted. “New York City sanctuary politicians REFUSE to cooperate with ICE and are committing to RELEASING this MURDERER onto New York streets. New York’s sanctuary politicians must stop putting politics above public safety.”

pic of document and photo of perp.

DHS called on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to honor the ICE detainer. Unfortunately, both Hochul and Mamdani have expressed the most radical opposition to immigration enforcement and the most shameful determination to defend foreign criminals.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 20260316; apartmentfire; arson; arsonfire; arsonist; catchandrelease; corruptpoliticians; democratcriminals; democratdeathcult; foreigncriminals; hochul; icedetainer; mamdani; sanctuarycity; socialistscumbags; tds; tdscultists

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1 posted on 04/18/2026 2:22:36 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

Just arrest the governor and mayor already. Sanctuary cities and states are friggen illegal. Throw them all in GITMO.


2 posted on 04/18/2026 2:25:36 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: HYPOCRACY

Might be some sort of legal nicety to prevent that. But f@#$ it.


3 posted on 04/18/2026 2:29:51 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: Eleutheria5

The U.S. Marshals would be able to find the roadkill POS and then sneak the subhuman bass turd out of town and show him a little “real due process” American style.


4 posted on 04/18/2026 2:30:11 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Asshat the Piker needs to get his domestic terrorist ass out of my country. )
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To: Eleutheria5

As I stated on an earlier thread, the guy is looking at 8 counts of murder. I doubt if he’s going to be released (or deported for that matter) any time soon. Sanctuary city/state issue aside, I would think 8 murder charges are a bit more serious a legal matter than being in the country illegally. Also, I’d imagine an ICE facility would be more comfortable for the murderer than city jail.


5 posted on 04/18/2026 2:31:57 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Eleutheria5

WTF??

The mook murdered FOUR humans. How the hell does he get bail????


6 posted on 04/18/2026 2:34:09 PM PDT by ASOC (YGBSM)
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To: hanamizu

He’ll be out by Sunday Supper.


7 posted on 04/18/2026 2:36:05 PM PDT by Shady (#EnoughIsEnough, and we have HAD ENOUGH!)
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To: Eleutheria5

Didn’t stop those slugs from arresting a former President. Trump’s a billionaire. They didn’t have enough time to bankrupt him. The feds could bankrupt all of these sanctuary thugs in months.


8 posted on 04/18/2026 2:39:15 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Time to export or hang all illegal aliens who commit crimes.
They have zero human rights here.
They are enemy combatants!


9 posted on 04/18/2026 2:46:42 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Shady

He’ll be out by Sunday Supper.


I doubt even NY is going to release someone facing 8 counts of murder is going to be released anytime soon.


10 posted on 04/18/2026 2:46:46 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Eleutheria5

When in the course of human events...


11 posted on 04/18/2026 2:55:50 PM PDT by delchiante
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Roman Am-A-Tit-La

Sounds like a porn star name.


12 posted on 04/18/2026 3:06:24 PM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: hanamizu

On Tuesday, US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) requested the New York City Department of Corrections (NYCDOC) not release Amatitla from jail.
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The fact they have this reported means the sanctuary insurrection state of NY is ready, willing and able to do just that.


13 posted on 04/18/2026 3:06:54 PM PDT by delchiante
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To: Eleutheria5

The perp is being held without bail at Riker’s Island.


14 posted on 04/18/2026 3:11:47 PM PDT by IndispensableDestiny
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To: hanamizu

Your standard jailbird seriously dislikes perps who hurt children, let alone burned one to death. It’s personal, since some of them were abused as kids, and others will say “I’m bad, sure, but I don’t hold with no child killers.”


15 posted on 04/18/2026 3:13:57 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: hanamizu

See headline. They’re releasing him, and ignoring the ICE detainer.


16 posted on 04/18/2026 3:15:24 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: HYPOCRACY

Either that, or put a wall around NYC ala “Escape from New York”.


17 posted on 04/18/2026 3:17:24 PM PDT by Machavelli (True God)
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To: Machavelli

Unfortunately I have to visit the city from time to time.


18 posted on 04/18/2026 3:19:12 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Simply assign undercover ICE agents to monitor the hearings and if the target is released, grab him up.


19 posted on 04/18/2026 3:28:03 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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To: Eleutheria5

Trump needs to go full Pinochet.


20 posted on 04/18/2026 3:41:19 PM PDT by Salman (Trump needs to go full Pinochet.)
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