Alpha Bah, an illegal immigrant from Guinea, was taken into custody at approximately 3:25 p.m. after ICE officers tracked him to a temporary residence in New York City<\/a>, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) developed intelligence about Bah’s last known temporary residence Friday and established surveillance in the surrounding area, the official said.<\/p>\n HOUSE REPORT SAYS NYC PROSECUTORS TAILORED PLEA DEALS TO SHIELD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM DEPORTATION<\/a><\/p>\n Alpha Bah, an illegal alien from Guinea, was arrested by federal immigration officers Friday after allegedly assaulting a New York City police officer. (DHS\/ICE)<\/p>\n At approximately 2:22 p.m., officers spotted a man matching Bah’s description leaving the residence and meeting several unidentified individuals on a nearby public street. Officers continued monitoring him rather than immediately approaching because several school-aged children were in the area.<\/p>\n About an hour later, officers spotted Bah alone and approached him while displaying police and ICE identification. They confirmed his identity through biographical questions, a photograph and Mobile Fortify, a biometric identification tool.<\/p>\n Officers informed Bah of an administrative immigration arrest warrant and took him into custody without incident. He was transported to 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan for post-arrest processing, according to the official.<\/p>\n The arrest comes after Fox News Digital reported that NYC authorities released Bah<\/a> despite repeated requests from federal immigration officials to hold him in custody.<\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE: NYC OFFICIALS REFUSE ICE HOLD FOR ILLEGAL ALIEN ACCUSED IN ARSON THAT KILLED 4 AND INJURED 7: DHS<\/a><\/p>\n DHS slammed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani for sanctuary policies that they allege led to the release of illegal immigrant Alpha Bah. (DHS\/ICE; Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Bah was initially arrested Oct. 7 on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and intent to obtain transportation without paying, according to DHS<\/a>.<\/p>\n ICE lodged a detainer<\/a> with Queens Central Booking, but Bah was released without federal immigration authorities being notified, DHS previously said.<\/p>\n The case drew criticism from federal immigration officials who accused New York City’s sanctuary policies<\/a> of allowing Bah to return to the streets despite the pending immigration detainer.<\/p>\n![\"Wanted](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793418013_24_news-image-fox-news_044.jpg\")
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