Governor Hochul “outraged” in wake of upstate New York ICE raids

ALBANY, NY- In the wake of two ICE raids in the Central New York area, Governor Kathy Hochul is expressing “outrage” as similar operations continue to fold out across the country.

“I’ve made it clear: New York will work with the federal government to secure our borders and deport violent criminals, but we will never stand for masked ICE agents separating families and abandoning children,” she said in a released statement (see full statement below).

“I am outraged by this morning’s ICE raids in Cato and Fulton, where more than 40 adults were seized — including parents of at least a dozen children at risk of returning from school to an empty house. I’ve made it clear: New York will work with the federal government to secure our borders and deport violent criminals, but we will never stand for masked ICE agents separating families and abandoning children. Today’s raids will not make New York safer. What they did was shatter hard-working families who are simply trying to build a life here, just like millions of immigrants before them. These actions fly in the face of New York’s values. As Governor, I will always stand against this cruelty.”

These latest raids took place last Thursday in the areas of Cato and Fulton, NY, according to the Governor’s office.

In the Governor’s statement to the press, she claimed that over 40 adults ended up being seized, including parents of at-least a dozen children.

Just recently, 475 workers were detained during an ICE raid at the Hyundai manufacturing facility in Georgia.

Special Agent in Charge from Homeland Security Investigations, Steven Schrank, told the Associated Press that the raid in Georgia was the largest, single site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations.

The owner of Nutrition Bar Confectioners Plant in Cato, NY claimed to reporters that all of the employees there have been vetted and have acquired legal paperwork to work in the U.S.

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