The growth of immigrant gang violence in the nation’s cities is often the result of states that have “self-inflicted” the issue because of their lax immigration and criminal policies, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said on Newsmax Sunday. 

“Just like the catch and release of the Harris and Biden administration at the border, the catch and release is happening in New York with no bail,” Clarke told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.” “Also, New York raised the age at which a juvenile could be waived into adult court. It used to be 16. Now it’s 18.”

The Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang has been terrorizing New York City by recruiting junior gang members, called the “Little Devils of 42nd Street” to commit robberies and acts of violence, reported ABC7.

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