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An illegal migrant from Venezuela has allegedly committed at least 22 crimes in a span of six months, but still might not face deportation from the United States.
Knewz.com has learned that the alleged crimes of the Venezuelan migrant include petit larceny and criminal possession of a weapon, as well as multiple assault cases.
According to reports, Daniel Hernandez-Martinez was released into the United States in early 2023.
A report published by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee alleged that Hernandez-Martinez is a gang member who is "terrorizing" New York City.
The report explicitly blamed the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration for letting him into the U.S., and hence, for the alleged crimes he has been committing.
"The Biden-Harris Administration released Daniel Hernandez-Martinez into the United States without any legal justification," the report mentioned.
"Mere months after his release, Hernandez-Martinez began terrorizing New York City, committing at least 22 criminal offenses within a span of just six months."
The report mentioned that his crimes range from "using metal pipes to break locks to steal bicycles in Times Square," to more serious assault charges.
"Martinez is alleged to have threatened and assaulted multiple people, including hitting a man with a bike tire, kicking a woman and dragging her by her hair, threatening another person with a chain, and pulling 'out a large knife and advanc[ing] toward an undercover officer,'" the report mentioned.
It has been pointed out in separate media reports that the illegal migrant from Venezuela was not detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department until he committed his seventh offense.
An investigation into Hernandez-Martinez by the House of Representatives Judiciary revealed that he had a run-in with the Border Patrol in January 2023. However, he was soon released into the U.S.
"Apart from scant details contained in summaries produced by ICE, however, Hernandez-Martinez's A-file [Alien case file] conveys very little additional information about his encounter by Border Patrol, including whether he was vetted against any criminal databases upon entering the country," the House report noted.
"A-file also does not include relevant details about his subsequent release, such as any legal justification for releasing him, whether he was paroled, or if he was placed into removal proceedings."
Pointing out the litany of charges the Venezuelan migrant was accused of, the Judiciary Committee alleged that on several occasions, the New York City justice system "did not take seriously the public safety threat that Hernandez-Martinez posed, with the criminal court judge dismissing, conditionally discharging, or adjourning the alien's charges."
It was also reported that Hernandez-Martinez is suspected to be a member of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.
However, above everything, the report majorly blamed the Biden-Harris administration, accusing the government of letting people like the Venezuelan migrant – whom the New York Postcalled the "wanted poster boy for the migrant crisis" – into the U.S. its allegedly "lax" border policies.
"The disastrous immigration policies of the Biden-Harris administration have had real-world consequences for American citizens," the Committee wrote in the report.
"Hernandez-Martinez’s victims will never be the same because the Biden-Harris Administration allowed him to enter the country. Tragically, Hernandez-Martinez’s victims are not alone."
"Mere months after his release into the country, Hernandez-Martinez began his New York City crime spree. Press reports indicate that the alien 'randomly attacked at least three strangers and two cops and [was] arrested and released-six times on 14 different charges' within just two months of his arrival in New York City," the report further wrote.
The report also accused the Department of Homeland Security of initially trying to "stonewall" the Judiciary Committee's requests for the background file on Hernandez-Martinez. The Department allegedly only did so upon a follow-up request from the Committee months later.