​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A suspected child rapist from Guatemala who could have been released without bail under New York law was instead sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in a move that skirted the state’s sanctuary policies while keeping him off the streets for months before prosecutors secured an indictment, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.. “Two progressive reforms…had to be navigated deftly to hold the defendant responsible for his alleged horrific crimes,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said in a statement.. Due to the state’s controversial policies, prosecutors weren’t even allowed to ask the judge to set cash bail or bond on the initial charge of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the DA’s office.. And because of the state’s 2020 “Protect Our Courts Act,” ICE agents could be subject to prosecution if they arrested the suspect at the courthouse following his no-bail release.. IGNORED ICE DETAINERS ‘PUT LIVES AT RISK,’ DHS SAYS, TARGETING NEWSOM, PRITZKER, HEALEY. “Incredibly, up in Albany right now there are new sanctuary laws currently under consideration that would have prevented us from even talking to federal immigration authorities,” Tierney said. “My message to our state legislators and governor is simple – stop protecting the rights of alleged child rapists at the expense of child victims.”. Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, 27, has now been indicted for the alleged rape of a 5-year-old girl he was supposed to be babysitting while her mother was at work on Feb. 1. Her injuries were severe enough to require surgery, according to prosecutors.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. Police arrested Reynoso the next day — before the crime lab finished testing the evidence. So he was initially only charged with endangering the welfare of a child.. Tierney’s office and the Suffolk County Police Department found a loophole. They released Reynoso with only a desk appearance ticket, rather than bringing him to court — and that allowed them to coordinate his immediate arrest by ICE for allegedly entering the U.S. illegally.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. He was in ICE custody for 11 days while DNA testing was underway. When the results came in, they showed a match between Reynoso and samples collected from the 5-year-old victim, according to Tierney’s office.. It would be more than a month before his March 23 arraignment on five charges, including three felonies: sexual assault of a child, first-degree rape and first-degree sex abuse.. SEND US A TIP HERE. He remained in ICE custody the whole time.. In a statement, ICE’s New York Enforcement Removal Operations field office director, Kenneth Genalo, said the case shows how Empire State’s sanctuary laws expose helpless victims to “unnecessary harm.”. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. “Had there not been coordination in this case, this depraved criminal — who b  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A Democratic U.S. congressman was caught on camera sneaking in through the side entrance of a premiere watch party for the Real Housewives of Rhode Island as the federal government’s partial shutdown creeps towards 50 days.. Fox News Digital was on hand Thursday night when Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., attempted to stealthily make his way into the event, where he rubbed elbows with the cast of the new show. The first episode of Bravo’s Ocean State-centered season of the massively successful “Real Housewives” franchise aired at 9:00 p.m.. Magaziner co-hosted the event with Democrat state lawmakers Rep. Jackie Baginski and Sen. Hanna Gallo.. He was spotted in a blue jacket and white collared shirt hobnobbing and posing for photos with cast members and other event attendees.. Gallo posted an open invite to the posh party on her Facebook page on March 21. The event began at 7:30 p.m. at the upscale Elliotte on Park in the town of Cranston, featuring hors d’Oeuvres, specialty cocktails and door prizes.. BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN RIPS CONGRESS FOR PAID VACATION AS TSA AGENTS STRUGGLE WITHOUT PAY. “I can’t wait to see our state in the spotlight, and remember … bring a friend, bring the drama!” Gallo’s invite said.. At the time of the invite, Congress was furiously bickering over a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, as Democrats refused to allocate funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).. Ultimately, the legislature agreed to partially fund DHS a week ago, and members of both parties hastily jetted off for a spring recess. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was hit hard by the shutdown, and consequently, American travelers were saddled with hours-long lines at airports nationwide.. HOMAN FIRES BACK AT CBS HOST ON DHS SHUTDOWN BLAME, POINTS TO DEMOCRATS AS THE CULPRIT. Some TSA employees received their first paychecks in a month-and-a-half on Thursday, while Americans prepare to travel en masse for the Easter and Passover holidays.. Massive lines at LaGuardia Airport persisted on Thursday.. “Representative Magaziner believes it is outrageous that Speaker Johnson continues to refuse to call the house back from recess,” Magaziner’s office told Fox News Digital on Friday. “In the meantime, he will continue to hold events in meetings in his district with his constituents.”. The federal immigration enforcement agencies, along with the Coast Guard, Secret Service and other DHS entities remain unfunded while lawmakers galavant nationwide.. GOP INFIGHTING, DEMOCRATS’ UNMET DEMANDS AND A CLEAR WINDFALL: WHO’S WINNING AND LOSING THE DHS SHUTDOWN. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. was spotted at Disney World earlier this week, and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the influential House Oversight Committee, at a casino bar in Las Vegas.. The White House has urged Congress to return from recess to finish the funding process.. “Nothi  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Federal prosecutors piled new charges Thursday on an illegal immigrant accused of killing a Loyola University Chicago student because the feds “have no faith” in the state’s justice system, according to a local criminal defense attorney.. “Blue cities historically are lighter in their prosecutions. We have already heard that this person was of diminished capacity, so we are probably going to see some defense in regard to that,” Donna Rotunno told Fox News Digital. “My guess is the feds wanted to jump in so they can have some control over the fate of the defendant.”. Jose Medina-Medina, 25, was arrested after he allegedly killed 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman on March 19 in the early morning hours. The Department of Homeland Security said that Medina-Medina is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who first entered the U.S. in 2023, when he was apprehended but released into the country under the Biden administration.. Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Medina-Medina with illegally possessing a firearm, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. The firearm Medina-Medina allegedly used to kill Gorman was illegally purchased around February 6, 2008, from a Federal Firearms Licensee in Montgomery, Alabama, according to a charging document.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. “Given the senseless, cold-blooded nature of the murder of a young student with a bright future ahead of her, the Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office will take no chances that this illegal alien perpetrator will be released back into our community,” said U.S. Attorney Boutros.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. SEND US A TIP HERE. In addition to the federal charges, Medina-Medina also faces state-level charges of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and illegal possession of a weapon.. During a detention hearing for Medina-Medina, prosecutors revealed that Gorman was with her friends at a Rogers Park pier when she looked around a lighthouse and saw Medina-Medina there. Gorman then walked back towards her friends and mouthed “there’s a man behind the lighthouse,” at which point Medina-Medina began chasing them.. Prosecutors said Gorman was shot in the upper back while the group of friends ran away from Medina-Medina. Her friends kept running until they found a place to hide, then went back to check on Gorman, who was unresponsive.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. While Medina-Medina was in Colombia, he was shot in the head, which resulted in the loss of a portion of his brain and skull, leaving him to relearn basic functions, his attorney said. Medina-Medina’s attorney said that he has the brain development of a child and cannot read or write.. Medina-Medina’s attorney also said that he suffers from epilepsy and still has bullet fragments lodged in his brain. The murder suspect turned himself in at the Te  

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​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The Pima County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to drag embattled Sheriff Chris Nanos into a hearing to answer questions, with help from outside legal counsel as scandals mount over allegations of perjury and retaliation against his subordinates — and as the search for missing Nancy Guthrie enters its third month with no resolution.. Nanos is facing renewed scrutiny from local leaders over his portrayal of his early career history as his department seeks answers in the disappearance of Guthrie, the mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie.. While some critics have blasted Nanos over his handling of the 84-year-old’s suspected abduction from her home on Feb. 1, others have unrelated concerns — including allegations of perjury in a deposition tied to a recent First Amendment lawsuit filed by one of his own deputies.. The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to have the sheriff come in and answer questions about his work history along with issues regarding his management of personnel, internal affairs, and other leadership issues in the department, public records show.. NANCY GRACE SLAMS SHERIFF’S HANDLING OF GUTHRIE CASE: ‘THE FISH STINKS AT THE HEAD’. The sheriff, who declined to comment on the board’s decision, was not accused of wrongdoing in connection with the Guthrie investigation during the meeting.. At a board meeting last week, the agenda included time for legal advice over how to address allegations of perjury against Nanos.. During a recent deposition, Nanos said he had never been suspended as a result of disciplinary action while working as a law enforcement officer.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. According to public records published alongside the board meeting agenda, he had been suspended repeatedly as a police officer in El Paso, Texas, and resigned in lieu of termination before he came to Arizona in the early 1980s.. The documents indicate he was suspended for multiple weeks early in his career for things like excessive force, coming to work late, failure to report for duty and firing a gun inappropriately.. SEND US A TIP HERE. According to the Pima County Deputy’s Organization, his department’s labor union, he also said in his initial application that he left the El Paso Police Department in search of better pay and for personal reasons.. “He did not disclose that he resigned in lieu of termination,” the union wrote in a Facebook post. “Lying on your application would prohibit anyone from being hired.”. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. Timing for Nanos’ appearance in front of the board was not immediately clear, but the board’s outside counsel is expected to draft language for the request by April 7.. The tension with other elected officials within the county is a distraction for the sheriff that could have a negative impact on the investigation into Guthrie’s disappearance, ac