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A Department of Correction officer shared real-time information with federal immigration officers about the release of a man detained at Rikers Island in violation of New York City sanctuary law, leading to the person’s arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, according to findings laid out by the Department of Investigation Thursday.

While the report focuses on a complaint made following ICE’s arrest of a Venezuelan immigrant shortly after his release from Rikers Island in February, it raises broader questions about the Department of Co

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