Migrant 'Cowards' Attack NYPD Cops In Times Square Scuffle: NYPD Brass

NEW YORK CITY — A throng of asylum seekers who beat NYPD cops in a caught-on-video attack in Times Square have been released without bail, prompting a wave of outrage and disbelief.

"Reprehensible. Cowards," said NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell about the Jan. 27 scuffle.

Video from the Jan. 27 scuffle released by the NYPD shows several men punch and kick officers who were struggling to place another man into custody outside Candler Tower, a building being used to house migrants.

Police arrested five men — of which, at least two had resided in other migrant shelters — on gang assault charges by Tuesdsay, authorities said.

But four of them had been released without bail after their arraignments — a development first reported by the New York Post that quickly prompted outrage.

"The four that were arrested should be sitting in Rikers right now on bail, should be indicted this week and taken off the streets," Chell said.

"We can't have this in our city," tweeted Council Member Justin Brannan.

"If the people sworn to protect us aren't safe, then nobody is safe. And released without bail? After jumping a cop?! Insane. What message does that send?"

We can't have this in our city. If the people sworn to protect us aren't safe, then nobody is safe. And released without bail? After jumping a cop?! Insane. What message does that send? https://t.co/ySIVEy2tqc
— Justin Brannan (@JustinBrannan) January 31, 2024

Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis called for the migrants' "immediate deportation."

"Citizens should not be paying to house ingrates who are wreaking havoc in our city," she tweeted.