Public Safety Concerns Over Subway Pushes

Bairon Posada-Hernandez, 34, arrested in Brooklyn for pushing Jhon Rodriguez (30) and Richard Williams (83) onto subway tracks.
Posada-Hernandez is a Honduran national, deported four times, last in 2020.
Williams in critical condition with brain injuries; Rodriguez recovering from shoulder and neck injuries.
DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis demands New York cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer.
NYPD reports nine subway push incidents in 2026, up from 19 in 2025 and 26 in 2024.

Crime | Immigration | Public Safety

Brooklyn | New York | Honduras

Bairon Posada-Hernandez | Jhon Rodriguez | Richard Williams | Lauren Bis

4 weeks ago