Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg working to present evidence against 6 suspects accused of attacking NYPD officers in Times Square
NEW YORK -- There are new developments in the attack on NYPD officers in Times Square, allegedly by a group of asylum seekers.
One immigrant advocacy group is calling on the police to release body camera video. This as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg plans to take new action Tuesday against the suspects.
CBS New York learned details on that and a border deal in the works in Washington.
Only one suspect is in jail for the Jan. 27 assault involving around a dozen people on an NYPD officer and lieutenant in Times Square, but Bragg has hinted there could be an update soon as he prepares to present charges to the grand jury on Tuesday.
Five more migrants were arrested last week for second-degree assault -- a felony -- but released on their own recognizance. Sources said some boarded a bus for the Mexican border.
Murad Awawdeh is the executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition.
"We also asked that the NYPD release the body cam footage, footage of the incident as well, to give the broader picture. The video clip that's circulating is a very small snapshot. We don't want to paint the entire community with a broad stroke here. Immigrant communities continuously are the backbone, not just of our local economies," Awawdeh said.
Bragg says his office has collected more video evidence that shows "some of the most culpable individuals have not yet been identified or arrested."
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On Sunday, City Council Public Safety Chair Yusef Salaam said he's confident Bragg will deliver justice.
It came as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, after four months of negotiations, on Wednesday he will bring up for a vote a bill that will increase enforcement at the border.
"This bill not only helps fix the problems at the border but has money that can come to New York to help deal with our migrant crisis," Schumer said.
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If passed, it will grant legislative authority to the president to shut down the border when certain conditions are met. It includes tougher asylum requirements that take into account criminal history, and whether one could have resettled in another country. It also hires more deportation officers and border patrol agents.
"It will greatly reduce the flow of illegal immigrants into this country and that it's done in a fair way," Schumer said.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday it's a major step forward and "every member of the New York delegation, especially those in the House majority, must step up."
The New York Republican representatives that spoke to CBS New York said they prefer the Secure the Border Act that was passed in the House last year. Congressman Marc Molinaro responded to Hochul, saying "I'm not going to be lectured and invite Gov. Hochul to an immediate meeting with the Republican delegation she has spent no time working with."
Schumer said the act the New York delegation is pushing has no Democratic support and that no one side can get its way completely.
Schumer's bill, if passed, would also allot more money to New York to combat the migrant crisis.
