Federal Immigration Raid in Upstate New York Sparks Backlash

Following a raid last Thursday at a Cayuga County food processing plant that resulted in the detention of 57 workers, the largest immigration action in New York State this year, Acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone announced that federal immigration enforcement operations will continue to expand across upstate. Most of those detained face civil immigration charges, while five were charged with illegal reentry. The raid temporarily halted production and drew sharp criticism from Governor Kathy Hochul and immigrant advocates, who condemned family separations, including six mothers with infants under one year old. Sarcone defended the action as protecting jobs for “hardworking, able-bodied Americans,” while immigrant advocates describ

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