On Saturday, an immigrant staying at a New York City shelter stabbed another resident to death during an argument over a woman, according to the New York Daily News.
The NYPD responded to a 911 call about an assault, the department told the Daily Caller News Foundation. When police arrived at the scene, they found a 24-year-old man with stab wounds to his torso, but he was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“The fight took place next to the dining room, and they were fighting over a woman. The Venezuelan took the woman away from the Peruvian,” said José David, a Venezuelan who witnessed the encounter. according to On the Daily News.
“A Venezuelan and a Peruvian were fighting next to a cafeteria, and the Peruvian stabbed the Venezuelan boy twice,” David added.
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 18: Asylum seekers board a bus heading to a shelter at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on May 18, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Police arrested a 27-year-old man Sunday as a “person of interest” and later charged him with murder, the NYPD said. Investigation is ongoing.
New York City spent an estimated $3.5 billion protecting and caring for 164,500 immigrants from April to December 2022. according to To a recent statement from the office of Democrat Mae Eric Adams. (Related: Mayorkas dodges question on whether illegal immigrants should enter the country en masse)
The victim's brother, Eduin Daniel Nobrega, told the Daily News: “I feel very sad to hear that my brother has passed away.” “My brother was a good, responsible father, a good son, and a good brother.”
“One day, we decided to leave our homeland of Venezuela for a better future, to help our children and our families. He was not a person with problems. “We really liked working. Our mothers and families are very upset to know that we can't do anything because we are a low-income family,” he added. “I'm Duffren's only relative here in the United States,” Nobrega said.
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced on January 4 that the city would sue 17 bus companies used to transport migrants from Texas to the Big Apple.Democratic mayor too signed A Dec. 27 executive order requires at least 32 hours' notice of bus arrival.
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