Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg promised Saturday to charge the immigrants who were caught on camera attacking two police officers this week.
A New York Police Department officer and lieutenant were attacked by several immigrants just outside a shelter near Times Square. Police are searching for other suspects involved in the attack. All those arrested so far were released with no bail within hours of their respective arrests.
“It is clear from video and other evidence that some of the most culpable individuals have not yet been identified or arrested, and we are working hand in hand with the NYPD to find and hold them accountable for their despicable acts,” Bragg said in a statement. “We are simultaneously preparing to present charges to the Grand Jury on Tuesday and will update the public as soon as legally permissible. We will not rest until every person who assaulted a police officer in this awful attack is held accountable.”
Bragg’s announcement comes after a Saturday demonstration in Times Square protesting the violence. New York Mayor Eric Adams responded to the attack on the pair of police officers with a call for legal reform that would allow him to deport immigrants charged with violent crimes. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) similarly called for their deportation.