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This week new reporting from Fox News — citing Department of Homeland Security sources and correspondent Bill Melugin — says the two men the NYPD has named in the brutal Bronx stabbing of an off‑duty detective were stopped by Border Patrol in Arizona and then released into the country. The suspects, now wanted on attempted murder and robbery charges, remain at large, and the DHS‑sourced timeline has set off another round of questions about border policy and local enforcement in New York.
DHS-Fox timeline: caught at the border, released, then arrested again
According to the DHS sources relayed by Fox, the suspects are 25‑year‑old D’Angelo Caraballo and 24‑year‑old Sneider Mejia. The report says Border Patrol encountered each man near the Arizona border in separate incidents and released them into the United States with future court dates or alternatives to detention. Later, both men allegedly showed up in multiple New York arrests, and at least one ICE detainer was reportedly filed and ignored.
What is independently confirmed — and what is not
There are two facts we can take to the bank: the NYPD has publicly identified the men wanted in the attack, and Detective Jose Mercedes was stabbed during an attempted robbery, hospitalized, and has since been released from care. The more explosive details about exact crossing dates, release procedures, and detainer timelines come from DHS sources speaking to Fox and have not been produced in public ICE or CBP records so far. That distinction matters when we assign blame and demand fixes.
Open borders and sanctuary policies: why this story hits a nerve
Call it politics, call it policy — voters see a simple logic. If people caught illegally at the border are released, and if local systems decline or fail to hold them when federal officers try to intervene, public safety will suffer. Secretary Markwayne Mullin, according to the reporting, said this crime “could have been prevented.” That’s a blunt line, but it captures why Americans are fed up with the “catch‑and‑release” routine. Meanwhile, our police are left picking up the pieces. Nice work, Washington and the sanctuary crowd — you’ve made mercy into a loophole.
What should happen next
First, ICE, CBP and the NYPD should put the records on the table so the public can see who did what and when. Second, city and state officials must cooperate with federal authorities on detainers and deportation cases instead of playing political games. And finally, Congress and the White House need to fix border policy so encounters at the Arizona line don’t turn into headlines about blood in the Bronx. Detective Mercedes survived this attack — he deserves answers and justice, and the public deserves leaders who will keep streets and officers safe instead of making excuses.
