First on Fox: The Department of Homeland Security is touting its local cooperation with New York authorities to keep an illegal immigrant accused of raping a 5-year-old Long Island girl off the streets, despite state sanctuary laws that disallow such collaboration.
Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, 27, a Guatemalan citizen, was babysitting the child as a favor to her mother. When the mother returned home from work on Feb. 1, she discovered the girl bleeding through her underwear, prompting her to take her to a hospital.
The girl was transferred to a specialty hospital where she was given a rape kit and underwent surgery to repair internal injuries, the endangerment charge.
ICE agents nabbed Reynoso as he was leaving a police precinct the day after the alleged rape. DNA results later tied him to the rape, authorities said.
On Monday, Reynoso was charged with predatory sex assault against a child, vaginal sexual contact with a child, sexual abuse, acting in a manner to injure a child and resisting arrest.
"This case shows why we need local law enforcement cooperation. When we work together, our communities are safer," Bis said.
DHS noted that seven of the 10 safest cities cooperate with ICE.
Last week, Reynoso was issued a final order of removal from the United States by an immigration judge.