Joke’s on him?
A Venezuelan migrant who made the unusual move of voluntarily asking for bail to avoid being arrested by ICE could be locked up on Rikers Island for weeks or longer — regardless of if he posts the $100.
Nolveiro Vera Ordonez, 30, likely will end up in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody no matter the outcome of his petty theft case in Manhattan court.
A judge’s quick decision to hold Ordonez on a federal criminal warrant will ensure he’ll be rounded up by ICE once his state case wraps up, confirmed Al Baker, spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration, on Thursday. 5
One immigration lawyer who spoke to The Post laughed at Ordonez’s brazen attempt to wait out ICE in jail, while noting Rikers is probably not the best place to cool his heels.