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NY Gov. Cuomo Condemns Federal Raid On Upstate Dairy Farm

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published April 25, 2018 at 3:03 PM EDT
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New York's governor is threatening to sue federal immigration officials following a raid on an upstate dairy farm that he says was illegal.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a cease and desist letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency Wednesday.

The unusual move came after armed ICE agents arrested a worker at a farm in Rome last week. Farmer John Collins says the agents did not produce a warrant or identify themselves and handcuffed him when he tried to videotape the incident. He says they also destroyed his cellphone.

Cuomo says the officers' conduct violated the Constitution and basic provisions of state and federal law.

ICE has said that it did have a warrant. A spokesman did not immediately respond to questions about the officers' conduct Wednesday.

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Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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