Trump Admin Blasts NY Times Over ‘Sob’ Story on Deported Kidnapper

The Trump Department of Homeland Security slammed the New York Times for publishing “sob stories” about deported criminal illegal immigrants while ignoring their victims.

The department criticized the outlet for publishing such an account about Nascimento Blair, a 44-year-old Jamaican national who was removed from the country by ICE on Feb. 27 after being convicted of kidnapping.

On Thursday, The New York Times published an extensive story about Blair in which the outlet claimed that he was a “changed man” who “had been rebuilding his life and seeking redemption.”

The Times reported that, in addition to kidnapping, Blair had been selling marijuana and had been accused of kidnapping, “pistol-whipping” and demanding money from a teenager who had stolen some of his supply. {snip}

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According to a statement by ICE, Blair entered the U.S. in 2004 and then violated the terms of his admission. A year after his arrival, Blair was arrested by the Mount Vernon Police Department for first-degree kidnapping. He was convicted of the crime and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The agency said that an immigration judge ordered Blair removed from the U.S. on Aug. 4, 2008. However, Blair was allowed to stay in the country after the New York State Department of Corrections released him on parole on April 9, 2020.

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