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April 29, 2024
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CONFESSION!? – Foreign, Far-Left Daily Beast Editor Admits to Being Source for Anti-Trump ‘Catch & Kill’ Claims Which Led to Manhattan Trial… Did It All To Keep His Visa!?

Lachlan Cartwright appears to have confessed to being one of the most critical sources for the “catch and kill” claims against President Donald J. Trump, as well as the initial ‘hush money’ story published in the Wall Street Journal just days before the 2016 presidential election. During his time as executive editor with the National Enquirer, Cartwright claims he was intimately involved in the tabloid publication’s work to protect certain individuals from negative press and to direct scathing stories at others.

In a lengthy essay for The New York Times, the former tabloid editor describes these efforts in great detail, shedding more light on the origins of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of former President Trump. Additionally, Cartwright admits he promoted the narrative that the tabloid acted under the direction of Trump.

Even more troubling is his admission that his decision to serve as a confidential source was primarily motivated by a need to retain his U.S. work visa and rehabilitate his byline after working for the Enquirer. An Australian national, Cartwright went on to serve as an editor at large for the far-left Daily Beast website and is currently a special correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter. 

ALL FOR A WORK VISA.

In his essay, Cartwright readily admits that after leaving the Enquirer, he worked as a source—with no compensation—for several national news publications as a means of integrating himself back into corporate journalist circles. He says this was prompted after he already technically left his role with the tabloid in July 2017, but remained listed as an employee as part of his severance agreement. This allowed him to retain his U.S. work visa as an Australian national.

According to Cartwright, in October 2017, his attorney received a letter from the National Enquirer‘s then-parent company, American Media, Inc. (AMI), which threatened a termination of employment per the severance agreement. This, the letter noted, would result in him losing his work visa and subsequent deportation from the U.S. The letter suggested they believed he was behind several leaks to national media outlets regarding the Enquirer’s involvement in purchasing and burying stories on behalf of several notable public figures. 

Now, several years after the letter, Cartwright admits AMI’s suspicions were correct. He also suggests his work as a confidential source on AMI likely contributed to his gaining employment with the far-left Daily Beast.

ORIGIN OF “CATCH AND KILL”?

Cartwright claims he first heard the term “catch and kill” from an unnamed colleague. The phrase was used in conjunction with a $30,000 payout by AMI to Trump Tower doorman Dino Sajudin. According to the doorman, Trump had fathered a love child in an affair. However, Cartwright says the tabloid’s investigation into the matter found Sajudin to be unreliable, noting the man’s claims were unfounded. Despite Cartwright and his colleagues concluding that Sajudin’s story was likely untrue, he says AMI CEO David Pecker authorized a $30,000 payment to the doorman anyway. 

“I stressed to him the importance of the term ‘catch and kill’…

– Lachlan Cartwright

Cartwright says the second occasion he heard the term “catch and kill” was in relation to former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal’s alleged affair with Trump. At the time, McDougal was being represented by Hollywood entertainment lawyer Keith Davidson.

The confirmed connection with Keith Davidson raises questions about the “catch and kill” term’s origins. During his testimony in the hush money trial, David Pecker insisted “catch and kill” was not a term used by AMI or the National Enquirer. However, as The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, reported last week, the phrase has a history of being used in connection with Hollywood, and disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.

SOURCE FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

“Catch and kill” made its first appearance in connection to former President Donald Trump in a November 4, 2016, story in the Wall Street Journal detailing the alleged payments and nondisclosure agreement between AMI and Karen McDougal. Cartwright admits to being the newspaper‘s source and using the term “catch and kill’ when speaking with reporter Lukas Alpert.

The WSJ story from 2016.

According to Cartwright, Alpert had never heard the phrase prior to his use of it.

“I stressed to him the importance of the term ‘catch and kill‘ and told him that if the Journal included it, it would give me some breathing room,” Cartwright wrote, recalling their conversation. In addition, Cartwright says he broke into the safe where the Sajudin nondisclosure agreement was kept and supplied details from the document, including names of individuals involved, to the Wall Street Journal.

THE TRUMP NON-CONNECTION.

The most glaring omission from Cartwright’s recollection of events is that he can never definitively connect former President Trump to any of AMI’s actions prior to the 2016 election. He either assumes a connection or makes innuendo to one, but the former editor for the Daily Beast is careful never to claim Trump actually directed any of his or David Pecker’s actions. In fact, Cartwright strangely only mentions Michael Cohen, Trump’s then-personal attorney, in passing — despite the District Attorney’s office insisting that Cohen was heavily involved with Pecker, AMI, and the National Enquirer‘s senior staff in executing the “catch and kill” operations.

Cartwright admits that he also spoke to the New York Times after the paper broke the Harvey Weinstein story and detailed the National Enquirer‘s handling of the McDougal allegations. Regarding his conversations with the newspaper, Cartwright admits he “stressed that the real story was the Enquirer’s work on behalf of Trump.” He has yet to provide any evidence of this claim.

The Australian national’s essay for the New York Times could have serious implications for Bragg’s prosecution of Trump.

Cartwright appears to be not only an originator of the “catch and kill” phrase now being bandied about by the District Attorney‘s office but also the source for the idea that the tabloid worked on behalf of the Trump campaign. The fact that Cartwright admits to opening an AMI safe and leaking documents and other materials to competing news outlets calls into question not only his ethics but also his credibility.

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Lachlan Cartwright appears to have confessed to being one of the most critical sources for the "catch and kill" claims against President Donald J. Trump, as well as the initial 'hush money' story published in the Wall Street Journal just days before the 2016 presidential election. During his time as executive editor with the National Enquirer, Cartwright claims he was intimately involved in the tabloid publication's work to protect certain individuals from negative press and to direct scathing stories at others. show more
April 29, 2024
War
World

Ukraine Retreats Across Eastern Front as Zelensky Begs for MORE Weapons.

Ukraine’s top military official, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported on Sunday that Ukrainian troops have been forced to retreat to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front amid significant Russian military advances. The Russian advances come as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky begs for more weapons following the approval of a $61 billion aid package in the U.S.

“The situation at the front has worsened,” Syrskyi said. “In an attempt to seize the strategic initiative and break through the front line, the enemy has focused its main efforts on several areas, creating a significant advantage in forces and means.”

Skyrski confirmed that the “most difficult situation” currently was around villages to the west of Avdeyevka, a city seized by Russia this year in one of its most significant battlefield victories. He also confirmed a buildup of Russian forces near Kharkov.

Around 25,000 Russian troops are also reported to be advancing on the key city of Chasiv Yar. According to the Institute for the Study of War’s most recent Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, “Russian forces currently have opportunities to achieve operationally significant gains near Chasiv Yar and are preparing reserves to support a large-scale offensive effort expected this summer.”

‘STILL WAITING’ FOR MILITARY AID. 

Meanwhile, Zelensky is begging the U.S. to deliver military aid swiftly following the approval of a $61 billion aid package to the beleaguered nation. During a Sunday call with U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Zelensky emphasized the pressing need for Patriot missile defense systems.

“We are still waiting for the supplies Ukraine was promised,” Zelensky said in a video address Sunday. “In my conversation with Mr. Jeffries, I underscored that Patriot systems are needed, and as soon as possible,” he said.

The dire situation facing Ukraine on the eastern front follows warnings of an inevitable Ukrainian defeat in the war. Earlier this month, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg admitted Ukraine would likely need to make concessions to Russia in order to achieve peace.

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Ukraine's top military official, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported on Sunday that Ukrainian troops have been forced to retreat to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front amid significant Russian military advances. The Russian advances come as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky begs for more weapons following the approval of a $61 billion aid package in the U.S. show more
April 29, 2024
Lawfare

Michael Cohen Is Grifting TikTok Cash in Trump Trial Livestreams.

Disgraced attorney Michael Cohen may face sanctions in the Manhattan-based Trump “hush money” trial even though he has yet to testify. Last Tuesday, Cohen took to TikTok to discuss the trial details with tens of thousands of listeners. “Trump 2024?” Cohen said before adding: “More like Trump 20-24 years.”

Cohen went on to use the Chinese–owned social media app to discuss his history with former President Donald Trump, his thoughts on the trial, and the testimony of other witnesses so far. Even more concerning is that it appears the disgraced lawyer, who was dubbed “perverse” by a federal judge in late March, is personally profiting from his social media appearance on TikTok.

While Cohen‘s social media activity is ethically dubious and will likely further damage his already tattered credibility, it does not appear to violate any standing court order for those involved in the trial other than former President Trump and his attorneys. Judge Juan Merchan, who presides over the case, enacted a gag order that only affects Trump at the request of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

After the former President began publicizing that Merchan’s daughter is a well-connected Democrat fundraiser with ties to national party leaders, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, the judge expanded the order to include himself and family members.

Earlier on Monday, Cohen said he’d cease his social media posts, still striking a defiant tone. “I am not the defendant in this criminal matter and am not the subject of Judge Merchan’s gag order. Donald is,” the disgraced and ethically challenged lawyer said in a statement. He added: “Nevertheless, I elected, out of respect to the court and the prosecutors, to cease commenting on Trump and this matter; which I have done.”

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Disgraced attorney Michael Cohen may face sanctions in the Manhattan-based Trump "hush money" trial even though he has yet to testify. Last Tuesday, Cohen took to TikTok to discuss the trial details with tens of thousands of listeners. "Trump 2024?" Cohen said before adding: "More like Trump 20-24 years." show more
mail in ballot
April 29, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Election 2024

REPORT: ‘At Least’ 1-in-5 Mail-In Voters Admit to 2020 Fraud, Without Which Trump WOULD Still Be President.

Research by the Heartland Institute confirms that mail-in voting in 2020 was tainted by widespread fraud. Justin Haskins, director of the Socialism Research Center at the think-tank, revealed how they polled people on whether they voted in 2020 and whether they used an absentee ballot. Respondents who answered ‘yes’ to both questions received a series of follow-up queries.

Poll respondents were not asked directly whether they committed voter fraud. Instead, they were asked if they engaged in certain behaviors that are illegal under electoral law. Haskins revealed:

  • 17 percent answered ‘yes’ when asked, “Did you vote in a state where you’re no longer a legal resident?”
  • 21 percent answered ‘yes’ when asked, “Did you fill out a ballot for someone else on their behalf?”
  • 17 percent answered ‘yes’ when asked if they “forge[d] the signature of a friend or family member on their behalf, with or without their permission?”

“So, all told, it’s at least, and I say at least, one in five mail-in ballots involved some kind of fraudulent activity,” Haskins highlighted.

The Heartland Institute also asked respondents whether they used an absentee ballot, and if they knew anyone who had admitted to committing one of the above forms of voter fraud. Ten percent answered ‘yes.’

Mail-in or postal voting is banned or heavily restricted in many countries, due to the ease of fraud and the difficulty of proving it after the fact.

NO WIDESPREAD FRAUD?

Despite insisting there is no evidence of “widespread” fraud in 2020, the authorities are increasingly being forced to acknowledge the abuse of mail-in ballots in the U.S. In November 2023, a judge overturned the results of a Democrat primary after Mayor Joe Ganim, who was losing the race, surged into the lead after a suspicious influx of absentee ballots. In February 2024, Craig Callaway, a Democrat organizer and former President of the City Council of Atlantic City, was arrested for an elaborate scheme involving paid “messengers” and his office filing vote-by-mail applications and casting ballots on people’s behalf without their knowledge.

Republican lawmakers have attempted to strengthen election integrity in several states, but Democrat governors are vetoing the bills.

WATCH:

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Research by the Heartland Institute confirms that mail-in voting in 2020 was tainted by widespread fraud. Justin Haskins, director of the Socialism Research Center at the think-tank, revealed how they polled people on whether they voted in 2020 and whether they used an absentee ballot. Respondents who answered 'yes' to both questions received a series of follow-up queries. show more

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NYC Rats
April 29, 2024
Health
News

NYC Sees Record Cases of Disease Spread by Rat Urine.

New York City health officials have raised concerns over increasing cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial illness transmitted by rat urine.

The city saw 24 cases in 2023, which is four times more than the annual average — six — reported between 2001 and 2020. The disease, associated with exposure to common rat urine, presents with fever, headache, vomiting, and a host of other symptoms. It can cause severe complications, including kidney failure and meningitis, if untreated.

The health department’s Deputy Commissioner, Celia Quinn, issued a memo on April 12 outlining the risks and transmission modes of the disease. The majority of the cases from 2001 to 2023 were reported in the Bronx, 37, and Manhattan, 28, with six resulting in fatalities.

Quinn noted that seasons might play a role in disease transmission: leptospira bacteria struggle to survive in both extreme heat and cold conditions but may thrive in temperate climates with warmer and wetter conditions. More than half of the reported cases in 2023 occurred between June and October, coinciding with such weather conditions. Approximately 3 million rats are thought to infest New York City.

The city’s escalating rat problem has prompted Mayor Eric Adams to acknowledge the issue as a central factor driving people to leave.

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New York City health officials have raised concerns over increasing cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial illness transmitted by rat urine. show more
Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete
April 29, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime

Democrat Lawmaker Gets Just ONE YEAR In Jail Following Child Molestation Conviction.

Former Arizona state lawmaker Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete was sentenced to prison on Friday following his conviction for sexual misconduct with a minor. The Maricopa County Superior Court judge handed down a term of one year of incarceration. Navarrete will also serve ten years of supervised probation.

Navarrete was found guilty of one count of sexual misconduct with a child in February. The victim, a boy who had been living with Navarrete, said he was victimized from age 12 or 13 to 15.

The former state senator resigned amid the allegations. He was acquitted of separate accusations of child molestation and engaging in sexual conduct with a minor. Prosecutors dropped another charge of attempting to commit molestation of a child during the trial.

Navarrete was first elected as the state representative for Arizona‘s 30th District in 2016. After one term, he secured a seat in the state senate in 2018. He intends to appeal his conviction.

Multiple Democrat politicians have been hit with child sexual abuse charges in recent years. In 2022, Robert Jacob, a California mayor and Black Lives Matter activist whose “political ascendancy” was praised by The New York Times, was hit with 11 felony charges and one misdemeanor charge for sexually assaulting a minor. He was convicted in 2023. Dennis “Denny” Doyle, a former Oregon mayor and Joe Biden donor, was convicted of possessing child pornography in 2022. He was imprisoned in 2023, and reimprisoned in 2024 for violating his probation.

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Former Arizona state lawmaker Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete was sentenced to prison on Friday following his conviction for sexual misconduct with a minor. The Maricopa County Superior Court judge handed down a term of one year of incarceration. Navarrete will also serve ten years of supervised probation. show more
Biden Border
April 29, 2024
Crime
Immigration

How Biden Is Making It More Difficult to Deport Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders and Rapists.

Far-left politicians have repeatedly used sanctuary city laws in Democrat-run municipalities to shield illegal immigrant sex offenders from being turned over to federal authorities for prosecution and deportation. The National Pulse has documented several instances since President Joe Biden‘s border crisis began shortly after he took office in 2021. Many of these criminals have entered the United States directly as a result of the Biden government’s insistence on not enforcing border security measures.

In March of this year, 26-year-old Haitian national Cory Alvarez was charged in a Massachusetts state court for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Rockland. Alvarez entered the U.S. under the Biden government’s controversial Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) parole processes.

An illegal immigrant from Guatemala, accused of multiple incidents of assault and child abuse, was able to avoid several attempts to deport him after gaming Massachusetts’s sanctuary laws to prevent being handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Guatemalan national was arrested multiple times in the Lynn, Massachusetts, area between March 2022 and June 2023. After each arrest, a state court dropped the charges and released the individual before ICE could detain him and begin deportation proceedings.

The scale of the Biden government abuse of U.S. immigration laws to release dangerous individuals into the country — who are subsequently able to dodge deportation despite continuing to commit crimes — has been described as “unprecedented” by a former Clinton government immigration official. Using a 1950s parole law, President Biden had dumped over half a million illegal immigrants without visas into the U.S. by the summer of last year. An additional 168,403 immigrants were granted admission to the U.S. through the CHNV program in 2023 — with the Biden government aiming to increase that number to 360,000 per year.

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Far-left politicians have repeatedly used sanctuary city laws in Democrat-run municipalities to shield illegal immigrant sex offenders from being turned over to federal authorities for prosecution and deportation. The National Pulse has documented several instances since President Joe Biden's border crisis began shortly after he took office in 2021. Many of these criminals have entered the United States directly as a result of the Biden government's insistence on not enforcing border security measures. show more
April 28, 2024
William Upton
Crime

WATCH: D.C. Mayor Bowser Refuses To Meet With Grieving Father Who Has Lost 3 Sons to Violence in Her City.

Washington, D.C., Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser said she won’t meet with city resident John Evans, who lost three sons to violence in the nation’s capital. Increasing violence, often perpetrated by teenagers and gangs throughout the city, has left many Washington residents feeling as though they are under siege. On Wednesday, Bowser was asked during a press conference if she had any plans to meet with Evans regarding the impact city violence has had on his family. She coldly responded, “No.”

Evans has tragically lost three sons over the past decade. On April 4, his 14-year-old son Avion Evans was shot and killed at the city’s Brookland Metro station. Eight years ago, another of Evans’s sons, Johnny Evans III, was stabbed to death outside the Deanwood Metro station. Last May, Avion’s half-brother John Coleman was shot and killed on M Street Northeast while doing handiwork for a neighbor.

The grieving father says he’s asked to speak with city officials, including Bowser, about the community’s crime concerns and the devastating impact it has had on his family; however — until Wednesday — they had not received any response. Bowser’s response that she wouldn’t meet with Evans appears to be a reversal of comments she made to the press on April 10. “I’m not going to talk about their concerns with you,” Bowser said, adding: “I’ll talk to them about it because, obviously, that’s troubling to us.”

Residents of Washington, D.C., have faced skyrocketing violence since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2017, gun violence in the city has risen by 40 percent. This past week, shootings across the nation’s capital resulted in three people being killed. In a particularly concerning incident, 71 shots were fired on Spring Road just two miles away from some of the city’s most tony addresses.

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Washington, D.C., Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser said she won't meet with city resident John Evans, who lost three sons to violence in the nation's capital. Increasing violence, often perpetrated by teenagers and gangs throughout the city, has left many Washington residents feeling as though they are under siege. On Wednesday, Bowser was asked during a press conference if she had any plans to meet with Evans regarding the impact city violence has had on his family. She coldly responded, "No." show more
April 28, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

Trump Trial Day 4: The Catch and Kill Hoax.

The fourth day of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s prosecution saw jurors hearing continued testimony from David Pecker as former President Donald Trump‘s defense attorneys finished their cross-examination of the tabloid newsman.

In addition to Pecker, jurors have now heard from two new prosecution witnesses. Rhona Graff, a former executive assistant to Donald Trump and a former senior vice president in the Trump Organization, gave brief testimony after being called by the prosecution. Her cross-examination by Trump’s attorneys was short as well. The day closed with Bragg’s team putting banker Gary Farro on the stand — his testimony will continue on Thursday after a several-day break for the end of the Passover holiday.

At this juncture, the prosecution’s strategy has become readily apparent. More on that below.

FINISHING OFF PECKER. 

Tabloid newsman David Pecker’s time on the stand came to a close on Friday. Former President Donald Trump‘s attorneys continued their cross-examination of the prosecution witness, with even more damage done to Bragg’s case. Pecker admitted to the former President’s attorney Emil Bove that “catch and kill” was never discussed during a 2015 meeting between Trump, Michael Cohen, and himself. He also acknowledged that the three never discussed any financial agreements during the same meeting.

In a most damning moment, Pecker said he was aware that Cohen and Karen McDougal’s attorney at the time knew each other both professionally and socially. The tabloid newsman admitted the two attorneys could have been merely discussing an agreement they had made on their own.

RHONA GRAFF NO HELP FOR BRAGG.

The former executive assistant and senior vice president at the Trump Organization, Rhona Graff, briefly took the stand after Pecker. Prosecutors asked very little of Graff, mainly focusing on having her confirm the veracity of a thumb drive they claimed contained a list of contacts belonging to former President Trump. Among the contacts included in the drive are Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels.

Graff’s cross-examination by Trump’s defense team was also abbreviated. She was asked if she enjoyed her time working with former President Trump. Graff replied that she did, noting that Trump showed her a great deal of respect because of her intelligence and work ethic.

Addressing Stormy Daniels, Graff said she had seen the woman at Trump Tower but had assumed she was there to interview to be a cast member of The Apprentice. “It was part of the office chatter,” she told Trump defense attorney Susan Necheles.

COHEN’S MONEY MAN.

The next prosecution witness was banker Gary Farro. While working at First Republican Bank, Farro listed Michael Cohen among his clients. The banker told prosecutors he was assigned to Cohen because of his ability “to handle individuals that may be a little bit challenging.”

Farro told prosecutors that in October 2016, Cohen approached him about setting up a new LLC. “Need an account opened for Mike Cohen immediately. He wants no address on the checks,” Farro told associates in an email dated October 13, 2016. On forms setting up the company, Cohen marked “no” when asked if the organization would be “associated with Political Fundraising/Political Action Committee (PAC).”

The court adjourned for the day without finishing Farro’s testimony.

WHERE IS THIS GOING? 

It is becoming clear that the prosecution is attempting to build up to the testimony of Michael Cohen. They hope that through Cohen, they can convince the jury that former President Trump engaged in illegal activity despite them so far being unable to provide any conclusive evidence. Each of the witnesses so far appears to be primarily concerned with boosting Cohen’s dubious credibility — which, as he appears to be Bragg’s singular star witness, is a top concern for the DA.

You can read The National Pulse’s Day Three trial coverage here, and if you find our work worthwhile, consider joining up as a supporter.

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The fourth day of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution saw jurors hearing continued testimony from David Pecker as former President Donald Trump's defense attorneys finished their cross-examination of the tabloid newsman. show more
Migrant Crime
April 27, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration

MIGRANT CRIME ROUND-UP: Pedos & Predators Repeatedly Released by Authorities.

Donald Trump has described migrant crime as a dangerous “new category of crime.” Last week, Chairman of the House National Security, Border, and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Rep. Glenn Grothman confirmed that authorities are monitoring at least 617,000 illegal aliens with criminal convictions or pending charges. The National Pulse found this criminal element continued to absorb public resources over the past week, including the examples below.

THE SEX ATTACKING STRANGLER. 

On Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed the apprehension of a Guatemalan illegal alien, aged 53, arrested for first-degree sexual assault in Hartford, Connecticut.

The illegal turns out to have a long history of victimizing U.S. residents dating back to 2008, having previously been convicted of offenses including second-degree strangulation, domestic assault, and driving while intoxicated.

ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) team in Boston described him as a “serious risk to the community.” He was first issued a deportation order in January 2016 but remained at large for years regardless.

RELEASED REPEATEDLY. 

Also on Thursday, ICE confirmed it had finally detained a dangerous Salvadoran illegal who was repeatedly left at large by local authorities in Baltimore in defiance of ICE detainer requests.

He was first arrested for theft in 2015. His criminality dramatically escalated the following year, and he was hit with a vast array of charges: “attempted first-degree murder, con-attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, assault first degree, assault second-degree, firearm use/felony violent crime, handgun on person, possession of firearm minor, conspiracy first-degree murder, con-assault first degree, murder first degree, and accessory after the fact murder 1st.”

ICE issued a detainer request against him, but, as with an alarming number of the subjects featured in The National Pulse’s migrant crime round-ups, local authorities refused to honor it and let him loose among the public again.

He was convicted of “accessory after the fact murder 1st” in 2017 and “dangerous weapon-conceal” in 2019. After an arrest for theft in 2023, ICE once again lodged a detainer request with local authorities, and they once again refused to honor it. ICE did not manage to apprehend him until this month.

“This is exactly the type of dangerous noncitizen offender that we need to keep off of our streets,” said an ICE spokesman. “Unfortunately two of our local jurisdictions refused to honor our requests and released him from custody,” he lamented.

VIOLENT VENEZUELAN.

ICE reported it was able to detain another criminal illegal, Brayan Freites-Macias, in New York. Like the Salvadoran above, Freites-Macias had to be tracked down after local authorities ignored detainer requests and let him loose — despite a history of assaulting New York police officers.

The Venezuelan quickly amassed a string of charges after crossing the southern border illegally in December 2023, including petit larceny, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, second-degree robbery, and a range of assault charges, some against law enforcement officers.

However, the New York City Department of Corrections at Rikers Island refused to honor a detainer request against him. He was released on April 22. The same day, he acquired another charge for grand larceny and another ICE detainer request, which was also ignored. An ICE Fugitive Operations Team had to apprehend him in New York City themselves.

“Brayan Freites-Macias has displayed a history of violence and represented a threat to the residents of New York City,” said an ICE spokesman. “Any time local jurisdictions refuse to honor ICE detainers, they put the public at risk.”

‘SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN RELEASED.’

Yet another criminal migrant left at large among the public was confirmed to have been apprehended by ICE on Wednesday. The unnamed Ecuadoran was convicted of second-degree assault and indecent assault of a child in Connecticut. Still, local authorities refused to honor an ICE detainer request and released the pedophile in 2022 without telling ICE they had done so.

In January, he was convicted of third-degree assault and violating his probation but was again released without ICE being notified, despite a second detainer request being issued against him. ICE did not manage to detain him until April.

“This convicted sex offender presented a significant threat to the children of our Connecticut communities,” said an ICE spokesman. “This individual should never have been released back on the streets.”

WANTED RAPIST.

ICE also reported it had detained an Ecuadoran wanted for rape on Wednesday. The unnamed 30-year-old entered the U.S. lawfully on August 31, 2022, but was supposed to leave by September 13, 2022, and never did so.

It later transpired he had been wanted for rape in his home country since February 2022. ICE tracked him down in Worcester, Massachusetts, this month.

“Every minute he was walking free represented a threat to the residents of our communities,” said an ICE spokesman.

ANOTHER RELEASED PEDOPHILE. 

ICE deportation officers also apprehended a Honduran pedophile, aged 30, in Maryland this month. The agency issued a detainer request against him after he was charged with “felony carnal knowledge of child” aged 13-14 in July 2023, but the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center ignored the detainer and released him on a $10,000 bond later the same month.

He was charged with two additional counts of felony carnal knowledge of a child and two counts of felony indecent liberties with a child in February 2024. He was again released, this time before a detainer request could even be issued. ICE did not track him down until April.

“This Honduran noncitizen stands accused of some very serious crimes and represented a threat to the children of the Washington, D.C. area,” said an ICE spokeswoman.

“When local jurisdictions have policies in place which prohibit them from cooperating with ICE ERO and from honoring our lawfully issued detainers and administrative warrants, they put the suspects, law enforcement officers, and most importantly, the members of our local communities at risk,” she continued.

Read The National Pulse’s previous migrant crime round-up here. 

 

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Donald Trump has described migrant crime as a dangerous “new category of crime.” Last week, Chairman of the House National Security, Border, and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Rep. Glenn Grothman confirmed that authorities are monitoring at least 617,000 illegal aliens with criminal convictions or pending charges. The National Pulse found this criminal element continued to absorb public resources over the past week, including the examples below. show more