Trump Admin Lashes Out at ‘sob story’ in Lefty New York Times About Illegal Migrant Convicted of Kidnapping; Kidnapper and Killer Kicked Out of New York City: ICE Deports Two Jamaican Felons from U.S.
Trump admin lashes out at ‘sob story’ in lefty New York Times about illegal migrant convicted of kidnapping:
The Trump administration has lashed out at a “sob story” published in the lefty New York Times defending a deported illegal migrant who was an admitted drug dealer convicted of kidnapping.
Nascimento Blair, a Jamaican migrant who was living in the US illegally after he overstayed a temporary visa, was picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in New York in February and sent back to his native country.
Blair, 44, had been living freely in the Empire State since his release from prison in 2020, despite an immigration judge ordering his removal in 2008.
He had served 15 years behind bars after he was convicted in 2006 of kidnapping a neighbor whom he claimed had stolen marijuana from him.
In a fawning feature about Blair’s deportation — titled “21 Years Later, Deported Back to a ‘Home’ He Barely Knew” — the New York Times asserted that the illegal migrant “had been rebuilding his life and seeking redemption” before being deported on a “dizzying journey.”
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the profile conveniently “glossed over” Blair’s criminal past.
“Why does the New York Times continue to peddle sob stories about criminal illegal aliens and ignore their victims?” she questioned in a statement to The Post, adding that President Trump is focused on “arresting and deporting the worst of the worst,” including “convicted kidnappers.”
Blair’s kidnapping conviction stemmed from an incident in 2005 when he adopted a “side hustle of dealing marijuana” in the suburbs of New York, the Times wrote. —>READ MORE HERE
Kidnapper and killer kicked out of New York City: ICE deports two Jamaican felons from U.S.:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported two Jamaican nationals convicted of serious felonies, including kidnapping and homicide, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
Nascimento Blair, 44, was removed from the United States on Feb. 27, nearly two decades after being convicted of first-degree kidnapping in New York. Blair entered the U.S. on March 4, 2004, as a nonimmigrant and overstayed his visa. He was arrested by Mount Vernon Police on Oct. 12, 2005, and later sentenced to 15 years in prison.
An immigration judge ordered Blair’s removal on Aug. 4, 2008. After the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed his appeal in November that year, he remained in custody until his parole from state prison on April 9, 2020. ICE officers arrested Blair again on July 16, 2024, in New York City.
Nevel Larey Heslop, 67, was also deported to Jamaica on Feb. 27 following a 1991 homicide conviction in New Jersey. Heslop had lawfully entered the U.S. in 1984 but was sentenced to 30 years in prison after the murder conviction.
A federal immigration judge ordered Heslop removed from the country on June 14, 1996, but his appeal was rejected in April 1997. ICE detained him on April 23, 2021, following his release from custody in New Jersey. Due to delays in obtaining a Jamaican travel document while he filed a motion to reopen his case, ICE placed him under supervision until his re-arrest on Feb. 4, 2025. —>READ MORE HERE