Nearly 100 convicted illegal-alien gang members, busted in raids in the New York City area, will be deported, federal authorities said yesterday.
Thirty-three of the 95 gang members – convicted of rape, drug dealing and weapons possession – were busted by the Department of Homeland Security and city probation officers over the past three days.
The illegal aliens hail from Mexico, the Dominican Republican, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru.
“There are 95 less reasons for people in the New York area to be worried about walking the streets,” said Martin D. Ficke, who runs the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York office.