Illegal immigrant accused of violent attempted murder, kidnapping of a minor was released under Biden admin
An illegal immigrant is facing a slew of charges after investigators say he stabbed a young victim and tried to kidnap her from a home in Baltimore, Maryland. It happened just three years after he was let into the country during the Biden administration.
The Baltimore Police Department says Abubakarr Barrie, 23, is accused of stabbing a 15-year-old girl inside a home. Multiple reports say he worked as an unlicensed cab driver.
The Department of Homeland Security says Barrie picked the victim up and took her "to a basement property that he was renting at the time."
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Inside the basement, he allegedly stabbed the girl over and over again until she was able to escape and run away.
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It happened on Oct. 22; he was arrested two days later. ICE lodged a detainer for Barrie the same day he was arrested.
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Earlier this year, the New York City Police Department arrested him on charges of third-degree possession of a forged instrument. At the time, ICE lodged a detainer. He was released by New York City officials in July.
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DHS confirmed he is an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone who entered the country in December 2023 by way of Arizona. He was arrested by Border Patrol agents at the time and eventually released under the Biden administration.
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In a statement, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said, "This tragedy would never have happened were it not for the multiple failures of sanctuary policies. First, Biden’s open borders let this monster into our country, then sanctuary politicians in New York refused to hand him over to ICE and released him after a previous arrest three months before this horrific crime. DHS is urging Baltimore County authorities to learn from sanctuary New York’s mistakes, honor ICE’s detainer against this illegal alien, and prevent him from harming any more Americans."
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