Crime and Local Public Safety

DHS has publicly accused New York City of refusing to honor an ICE detainer for a Mexican national identified by federal authorities as Roman Amatitla, who has been charged in a Queens arson that prosecutors say killed four people and injured seven. The allegation — reported exclusively by Fox News — frames the newest development as not just a criminal case but a clash between federal immigration enforcement and New York City's long-standing limits on cooperation with ICE. City officials have defended sanctuary-rule constraints that restrict compliance with federal detainer requests except in cases involving certain serious crimes.