Migrant Charged in Double Stabbing Deaths Hours Apart as Officials Raise Immigration Concerns

A migrant man was arrested and charged in the stabbing deaths of two women hours apart in Nassau County, New York, in a case that local officials say underscores broader concerns about federal immigration policy.

Authorities said the suspect, identified as Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera, 22, faces one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. Police said he was taken into custody after approaching officers and indicating he had killed someone earlier that night.

The violence unfolded across two locations in Nassau County within a matter of hours.

Police said the first victim, a 42-year-old woman, was found around 12:30 a.m. Friday outside a Wendy’s restaurant on Austin Boulevard in North Long Beach. Officers responding to a call for a person with a knife discovered the woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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During the investigation, authorities said they learned the suspect may have been involved in a second killing.

Officers conducting a welfare check at a residence on Mineola Ave in Valley Stream discovered a second victim, a 32-year-old woman, dead inside the home. Police said both victims suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck and torso.

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