The New York Police Department said there is a migrant crime wave in the city. At the city’s largest migrant shelter on Randall’s Island, a recent altercation between police and migrants was caught on camera , Thursday, Feb. 15.
In the video, recorded from inside the shelter and posted to social media, migrants are seen throwing large objects at officers. Seconds later, there is a migrant on the ground surrounded by officers.
Police said the migrant man was resisting arrest and fighting with a security guard after being asked to leave because the shelter said he wasn’t supposed to be there.
The struggle to apprehend the man continued for several minutes. Officers carried him out by his arms and legs. More objects flew at officers before they rushed for the doors.
The migrant was arrested but prosecutors declined to move forward with the case, according to sources who spoke with the New York Post.
This isn’t an isolated event at the shelter on Randall’s Island. There have been several other altercations leading to a permanent police presence at the facility.