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SANCTUARY CALAMITY: ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien Facing Kidnapping Charges Following His RELEASE from Jail by New York Sanctuary Politicians

Release Date: April 7, 2026
This criminal illegal alien kidnapped a four-year-old child while she was at a laundromat with her mother in Patchogue, New York

WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Carlos Corte-Corte, a criminal illegal alien from Ecuador, following his arrest on local charges for kidnapping and cruelty towards a child in Patchogue, New York.

According to local police, on March 28, Corte-Corte kidnapped the four-year-old from a laundromat that she was at with her mother. Local authorities later found the child at a nearby library. After his arrest, sanctuary politicians released him from jail back into the community. On March 31, ICE arrested this child predator and placed him in removal proceedings.

Carlos Corte-Corte

Corte-Corte illegally entered the U.S. on at least three occasions in 2020 and was removed each time. He chose to commit a felony and illegally re-entered the U.S. a fourth time at an unknown place and time before attempting to kidnap the child.

“This three-time deported criminal illegal alien, Carlos Corte-Corte, kidnapped an innocent four-year-old girl from a laundromat on Long Island. New York sanctuary politicians chose to release this kidnapper from jail to prey on more innocent children rather than cooperate with ICE law enforcement,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Sanctuary politicians must stop putting politics above public safety. This type of insanity leads to more crimes and more innocent victims. Thanks to our ICE law enforcement, this sicko is off our streets.”

ICE Director Todd Lyons sent New York Attorney General Leticia James a letter asking her to not release from jail the more than 7,000 criminal illegal aliens in New York state and local custody including murderers, sexual predators, and those convicted of or charged with weapons offenses. Her office did not respond.

As of December 1, New York’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. The crimes of these aliens include 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 199 burglaries, 305 robberies, 392 dangerous drugs offenses, 300 weapons offenses, and 207 sexual predatory offenses. As of December 1, 7,113 aliens in the custody of a New York jurisdiction have an active detainer. The crimes of these aliens include 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drugs offenses, 152 weapons offenses, and 260 sexual predatory offenses.

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