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House Report Says NYC DAs Cut Charges to Avert Migrant Deportations

  • A House Judiciary Committee report alleges that New York City prosecutors reduced or changed charges for noncitizen defendants to limit possible deportation consequences.
  • The report names the district attorneys’ offices in Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island and describes immigration-focused plea negotiations.
  • It alleges that prosecutors were advised to offer non-deportable charges and omit certain details from records.
  • At a press conference, Letitia James and Eric Gonzalez did not answer questions, while a spokesperson for Melinda Katz said the office charges illegal-firearm cases with the highest possible charge under the law.
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Upward News broke the news in United States on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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