Honduran man accused of shoving two people onto the subway tracks in Manhattan over the weekend has been deported four times and sneaked back into the country a fifth time, immigration officials said Thursday.
ICE has placed a detainer on Bairon Posada-Hernandez, who has a lengthy rap sheet with drug and domestic violence charges, and asked New York authorities not to release him, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The detainer was placed when the suspect was arrested for assault on Tuesday for allegedly pushing a 30-year-old man and an 83-year-old man onto the tracks in an unprovoked attack at the 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue subway station on March 8, authorities said.
“Bairon Posada-Hernandez is a serial criminal, and a four-time deported illegal alien from Honduras who should never have been able to walk our streets and harm innocent Americans,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “We are praying for the victims and their families. DHS is calling upon New York sanctuary politicians to commit to this ICE detainer and not release this heinous criminal back into New York communities.”
Video from the scene shows the first victim, John Rodriguez, 30, on the tracks shortly after the incident. Footage appears to show the suspect, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, pacing on the platform moments after.
Investigators said a second victim, 83-year-old Richard Williams, was also pushed onto the tracks shortly afterward. Williams, an Air Force veteran, remains hospitalized and is on a ventilator, according to his daughter.
“He sustained significant head injuries. He’s on a respirator right now. He’s not awake. He’s not responding,” Debbie Williams said. “We’re praying for a miracle.”
ICE officials said Posada-Hernandez first entered the country on January 2, 2008, and has been deported four different times, most recently in 2020. He allegedly entered a fifth time at an unknown date and location.
The suspect has 15 prior arrests for charges including simple assault, domestic violence, obstruction of police, possession of a weapon, drug possession, and aggravated assault, according to DHS.
Last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a bill that would limit local police’s involvement with ICE operations.
Honduran man accused of shoving 2 onto NYC subway tracks was deported 4 times: DHS
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A Honduran man accused of shoving two people onto the subway tracks in Manhattan over the weekend has been deported four times and sneaked back into the country a fifth time, immigr...
Richard Williams sadly passed away.
The commie mayor made no mention of this hero or offer any condolences to his family - but did offer condolences to the families of two alleged criminals held at Rikers Island who died.
Imagine serving your country, raising a beautiful family and beating cancer — only to die at the hands of a violent beast who had no business being in the United States in the first place.
Sadly, for the family of 83-year-old Air Force vet Richard Williams, they don’t have to imagine such a nightmare.
They’re living it.
Last week, Williams succumbed to injuries nine days after he was randomly shoved onto subway tracks by Bairon Hernandez, a scumbag illegal alien from Honduras.
Such a horrific death would elicit a response from our mayor, right?
Nah, Williams — a man of honor — doesn’t fit Zohran Mamdani’s agenda, which seeks to comfort the criminals and law breakers.
Mamdani is a man who regularly writes strongly worded tweets about his pet causes. He’s frequently cheered on Mahmoud Khalil, the anti-Israel activist whose existence in our city — never mind private dinner at Gracie mansion — still boggles the mind.
In the last week alone, he’s tweeted at length about two people who died in custody at Rikers.
The mayor mourned them, and promised justice.
“My thoughts are with their loved ones, who are now facing an unimaginable loss,” the mayor wrote of one.
Continue readingPerhaps if Williams had a criminal record, his family could get some sympathy from Mamdani who, during his campaign, vowed to be a mayor for all New Yorkers. That promise was, of course, mere lip service to placate those accusing him of antisemitism.
Being a mayor for all would mean showing care for the most vulnerable New Yorkers: the elderly.
Mamdani shows no respect for older New Yorkers who are killed — but he has plenty of sympathy for law breakers
Richard Williams — an Air Force vet and man of honor — doesn't fit Mayor Zohran Mamdani's agenda, which seeks to comfort the criminals.
