Staten Island’s Rep: NYC’s Illegal Injection Sites Targeted With New Executive Order, Holding City Accountable For Dangerous Sanctuary Policies: Rep. Malliotakis
Staten Island’s Rep: NYC’s Illegal Injection Sites Targeted With New Executive Order, Holding City Accountable For Dangerous Sanctuary Policies: Rep. Malliotakis
Editor’s note: Staten Islander covered Rep. Malliotakis’ discussion of the information she uncovered using the FOIA request. In particular, it showed that a percentage of migrants living at the shelters in New York City committed multiple crimes, and some continued to commit crimes after arrest. There was a percentage of crimes in those areas that were committed by registered residents of the shelters in question. The vast majority of the arrests were for crimes that are related to theft, with a smaller portion of assaults and actual violent crime. The chart appears to also indicate that these shelters were placed in high crime areas, but the majority of crimes were committed by residents of the area that didn’t live in the shelters. As an example, 475 arrests of residents of the shelters occurred for the category of Assault, while in the 1,000 foot buffer zone, over 4,450 people were arrested for that same crime category. So 10% of assaults were committed by presumably migrants (since they live at the shelters). And there were over 11,000 7 Majors category crimes committed over the same time period (with only 518 committed by residents of the shelters), which seems to indicate a high crime rate in the shelter neighborhoods. Such high crime locations might be the only places the city could place such shelters without much pushback. We also covered the initial opening of these two supervised injection sites located in NYC.
Malliotakis Applauds Trump’s Order Targeting NYC’s Illegal Injection Sites
(NEW YORK, NY) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis is commending President Trump’s recent executive order “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” which addresses the homelessness crisis through comprehensive public safety measures, including directing federal agencies to review and potentially terminate funding for illegal drug injection sites including those operated by OnPoint NYC.
The executive order directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to review if groups receiving federal housing or homelessness funds allow illegal drug injection or “safe consumption” sites, if they are their funding can be frozen, and the Department of Justice may take legal action against them.
Back in January 2021, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia previously ruled in United States v. Safehouse ruled “…it is a federal crime to open a supervised injection site or ‘consumption room’ for illegal drug use,” overruling the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s contrary ruling.
Earlier this year, Malliotakis reintroduced her legislation, H.R. 172, the Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025, which would codify key provisions of the executive order and permanently block federal funding for these illicit operations.
“Since 2021, New York City has allowed two illegal drug injection sites to remain open, and it’s time to shut down these illegal facilities to protect public safety and the quality of life for all New Yorkers,” said Congresswoman Malliotakis. “I thank President Trump for his executive order addressing homelessness and to end federal funding for all heroin injection sites — the very action my legislation would make permanent. I urge the Department of Justice to take immediate action and shut down these centers and put to an end once and for all their operations.”
The executive order also expands civil commitment procedures for individuals with mental illness who pose risks to themselves or others, prioritizes federal grants for jurisdictions that enforce prohibitions on open drug use and urban camping, and ends support for “housing first” policies that fail to promote treatment and recovery.
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis first wrote to then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 urging the Biden Administration to prevent these centers from opening and this year urging current Attorney General Pam Bondi to shut down these illegally operating heroin injection sites.
Malliotakis Applauds DOJ Lawsuit to Hold NYC Accountable for Dangerous Sanctuary Policies
(NEW YORK, NY) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis issued the following statement regarding the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against New York City over its sanctuary city policies.
“I thank Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice for taking action to hold New York City accountable for its dangerous sanctuary policies, which have enabled violent crime in our streets, cost innocent lives, and resulted in billions of taxpayer dollars coming out of New Yorkers’ pockets.
Restoring public safety in our communities starts with New York City cooperating with ICE’s detainer requests. Failing to do so keeps dangerous criminals on our streets. I filed a Freedom of Information Law request that revealed just how far-reaching the consequences of these failed policies have become. The data showed that over 16,000 crimes were committed by thousands of perpetrators who were residing at hotels and shelters at taxpayer expense. The facts speak for themselves: sanctuary policies aren’t just misguided; they are costly and dangerous.
I look forward to continuing to work with the Department of Justice and the Trump Administration to enforce immigration laws, protect our communities, and hold city officials accountable for putting politics before public safety.”
Earlier this year, Malliotakis received shocking data surrounding migrant crime around city operated migrant shelters following her January 2024 Freedom of Information Law request.
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Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was sworn in on January 3, 2021 to represent Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn. Prior to serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 2, 2010, defeating a two-term incumbent. In the Assembly, she served as Minority Whip and the ranking minority member of the Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees. For five terms, Congresswoman Malliotakis fought to restore ethics in Albany, expand transit service in her district, improve programs for senior citizens, reform education and improve New York’s economic climate by reducing the tax burden on small businesses and residents. A cornerstone of her tenure was helping her community recover and rebuild following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. In addition to advocating for these same issues in Washington, Congresswoman Malliotakis is acutely focused on securing New York’s fair share of federal mass transit funding, which would go towards expanding transportation services and easing traffic congestion, while also championing public safety by supporting our nation’s law enforcement officers. Congresswoman Malliotakis is the daughter of immigrants, her father from Greece and her mother a Cuban exile of the Castro dictatorship. She is currently the only Republican member representing New York City in Congress, representing a district spanning the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island. She is a passionate advocate for animal rights and the strengthening of animal cruelty laws, and in her spare time, enjoys spending time with her chihuahua, Peanut.
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