New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is calling on United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions to detain Jakiw Palij, the Nazi War Criminal who despite his status as an illegal alien continues to reside comfortably in Queens, New York. Hikind requested that Palij be immediately taken into custody as an illegal alien and held in detention pending the Justice Department’s ongoing efforts to deport him.
“Placing Palij in a detention center is both practical and proper,” Hikind explained. “Mandatory detention of illegal aliens was officially authorized by President Clinton in 1996 with the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. In 2003, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) was created to enforce the United States’ immigration and customs laws, while the Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) oversees the detention and deportation of immigrants taken into custody by ICE. Currently, ICE detains immigrants in fifteen detention centers.”
Hikind’s request follows more than a decade of efforts to expose and deport Palij. During World War II, Palij worked at the notorious Treblinka death camp, where thousands of innocent men, women and children were murdered and thrown into pits. He was also an armed guard at the nearby Trawniki training camp, where Nazi troops were trained to carry out the extermination of Polish Jews. Palij entered the U.S. claiming that he was a farmer and war refugee, concealing his work as a Nazi guard, and was granted citizenship in 1957. After the revelations about his past became known, he was subsequently stripped of his U.S. citizenship, which was obtained illegally and under false pretenses. His deportation order was upheld by the courts in 2004 but as of today, Palij remains a resident of Queens.
“The rights and freedoms enjoyed in America should not extend to those who helped facilitate the death of countless innocent people,” Hikind continued. “Palij’s presence here mocks the memory of the millions who perished,” he said. “There is no question of his guilt. It is imperative that someone responsible for Nazi atrocities be held accountable for his crimes. While his victims can no longer seek justice, we must, and with this new administration and Attorney General, there’s reason to believe we’ll see that justice. Until then, I’m never giving up.”
Since discovering the Nazi in New York, Hikind, the son of Holocaust survivors, has maintained a relentless campaign to deport Palij. Year after year, Hikind has led rallies outside of the Nazi’s home calling for his deportation. He also brought the Nazi’s presence in New York to the attention of numerous elected officials. Last year, Hikind led an effort by 85 New York State legislators to convince the U.S. Department of Justice to finally remove Palij. Hikind’s call for justice for Palij was echoed by the entire New York Congressional delegation, as well as numerous Senators including NY State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
Hikind recently released an emotional video about Palij, encouraging U.S. citizens to call the White House and demand justice.
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Hikind ,with all due respect U cant have it both ways. Either you demand all illegal aliens to be arrested and deported or non. The fact that he is a nazi living among us is enough reason to deport him for lying on his original entry papers and not because he is an illegal alian alone.