Dhs Slams Nyt For Story About Suspect Who Raped Corpse: ‘refused To Mention’ He’s An ‘illegal Alien’

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) slammed The New York Times Saturday complete a communicative astir a fishy who allegedly raped a corpse connected a New York City subway, saying nan reporters grounded to mention nan man was successful nan U.S. illegally. 

"The New York Times refused to mention anyplace successful its 400-word communicative connected nan monstrous rape of a corpse connected nan NYC subway that nan depraved perpetrator is an ILLEGAL alien," Tricia McLaughlin, DHS adjunct caput for nationalist affairs, wrote connected X. "Why not study nan facts, @nytimes?"

Fox News Digital has reached retired to The New York Times for comment. 

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ICE revenge an migration detainer against Felix Rojas, who is accused of rape and expansive larceny. (Department of Homeland Security)

Several different outlets besides grounded to study connected Rojas' migration status, and nan New York Post reported that his migration position was chartless astatine nan clip of its communicative Tuesday astir nan incident. On Friday, nan Post followed up pinch a abstracted communicative reporting that Rojas was successful nan U.S. illegally. 

DHS issued a news merchandise announcing Rojas' ICE detainer May 1, 3 days aft nan Times story, which does not look to person been updated pinch his migration position since Monday. The Times hasn't written immoderate further stories astir Rojas since. 

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According to DHS, Rojas, who illegally entered nan state aggregate times making love backmost to 1998, was arrested successful New York City and charged pinch rape and expansive larceny for allegedly raping a corpse connected a subway successful Manhattan.

A man who died of earthy causes connected nan R train was slumped complete successful a seat, the NYPD told Fox News. Rojas allegedly rummaged done nan man's pockets and past had activity pinch nan man's dormant assemblage aft looking astir to spot if anyone was watching, constabulary say.

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Investigators are now looking into nan anticipation he could beryllium linked to different crimes crossed nan city.

"With impunity, open-border policies person allowed convulsive criminal aliens to terrorize America’s towns and cities," McLaughlin said successful a statement. "Under President Trump and Secretary [Kristi] Noem’s leadership, ICE is moving astir nan timepiece to region nan worst of nan worst from our communities. If you are present illegally and break nan law, we will hunt you down, apprehension you and fastener you up." 

Fox News' Greg Wehner and Alexis McAdams contributed to this report.