House report says NYC prosecutors tailored plea deals to shield illegal immigrants from deportation

New York City prosecutors from all five boroughs have given "preferential treatment" to noncitizens who commit crimes, all to help them avoid deportation, according to a report from the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee.

The committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said nonpublic documents obtained through its oversight work revealed new details about the extent to which the city's district attorney's offices sought to limit the immigration consequences of criminal prosecutions.

Some...