A top federal prosecutor had a message for upstate New York businesses days after immigration agents detained dozens of people at a food-processing plant: there’s more to come.

“You can expect to see federal law enforcement at more work sites going forward,” Acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone said Tuesday in Albany. “Last week's operation enforced our immigration laws, but it also struck a blow for fairness and opportunity for hardworking able-bodied Americans who deserve access to all the well-paying jobs in their communities.”

Fifty-seven people were taken into custody Thursday at the Nutrition Bar Confections plant in Cayuga County, Sarcone said. Most are facing civil immigration charges, but five people were charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. after a prior removal, a criminal

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