Venezuelan migrant arrested in sanctuary city for 6th time in 13 months days after prosecutors drop charges

A Venezuelan migrant has been arrested for the sixth clip successful the past twelvemonth for allegedly robbing a pistillate astatine gunpoint, conscionable days aft prosecutors successful an Illinois sanctuary metropolis dropped further charges against him. 

Edmonds Peraza Cortez, 25, is facing 1 felony number of equipped robbery with a firearm, according to the Chicago Police Department.

Cortez allegedly was riding a motorcycle connected April 11 erstwhile helium approached a 41-year-old woman, brandishing a weapon and yelling, "Money! Money!" 

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Edmonds Peraza Cortez is charged with felony equipped robbery successful Chicago, Illinois. (Chicago Police Department)

Cortez allegedly demanded the pistillate manus implicit her cellphone, wallet and electrical scooter. 

Police located and arrested Cortez little than an hr aft the alleged robbery. The incidental was caught connected surveillance footage, CWB Chicago reported. 

Cortez has been arrested six times successful conscionable 13 months, with prosecutors dropping 4 of the cases against him. 

Information regarding an lawyer for Cortez was not instantly available. 

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, on with different national instrumentality enforcement agencies, be a pre-enforcement gathering successful Chicago, Illinois, connected Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. ( Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The incidental occurred conscionable 3 days aft Cortez was released from physics monitoring pursuing prosecutors dismissing a narcotics lawsuit against him, according to CWB Chicago. Cortez is awaiting proceedings connected reckless behaviour and possession of a replica firearm charges. 

The Cook County State Attorney’s Office and Chicago Police Department did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment. 

Earlier this week, Mayor Brandon Johnson defended the city’s prime to stay a sanctuary for undocumented migrants. 

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A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cause during a multi-agency targeted enforcement cognition successful Chicago, Illinois connected Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.  (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Violence is down, investments are up, and we’ll proceed to determination successful that absorption to physique a much inclusive system for everyone," Johnson said. 

Johnson did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García, D- Ill., downplayed convulsive crimes committed by amerciable immigrants arsenic simply "immigrants committing a fewer crimes" successful a House Judiciary Subcommittee connected Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement proceeding past week. 

"Republicans person lifted up immoderate tragedies that impact immigrants committing a fewer crimes," Garcia said. "This is the exception, not the rule. I unrecorded successful an migrant vicinity successful Chicago. I cognize what it’s like." 

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García’s comments drew a beardown rebuke from Chicago Flips Red Vice President Danielle Carter-Walters. 

"It’s comic that Mr. García is from Chicago, and helium cannot archer you what’s happening successful our community. If helium came into our community, helium would spot each the pack graffiti, the Tren de Aragua signs, the MS-13," Carter-Walters testified. "He would spot crossed the thoroughfare successful a parkland wherever they’re putting the shelters, each the needles successful the park." 

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In a presumption proceeding connected Thursday, a justice ordered Cortez to stay successful custody arsenic helium awaits an authoritative indictment, telling the court, "The suspect is charged with a precise superior offense. I judge helium is simply a information to the community. I judge the defendant’s detention is lawful and appropriate." 

Fox News' Lindsay Kornick and Mike Tobin contributed to this report.