Deportation

WAMC analyzed data from the Deportation Data Project regarding detentions and deportations in New York State to better understand the expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across upstate New York.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Isabelle Taft, immigration reporter with New York Focus, about a surge in immigration arrests at a tomato packing facility outside Rochester.

Following last week's raid of a Cayuga County food factory, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York John Sarcone issued a strong warning to employers who hire undocumented immigrants.

Economist Michael Meeropol offers commentary for Friday, May 2nd, 2025

The new book, The Deportation Machine, traces the long and troubling history of the US government's systematic efforts to terrorize and expel immigrants…

The Ulster County executive signed an executive order Wednesday concerning cooperation with federal immigration officials. The order was prompted, in…

New York state is stepping in to help thousands of Salvadorans facing deportation following a decision by the Trump administration.Democratic Gov. Andrew…

Federal immigration officials have denied a request for a high school student in Westchester County to stay in the U.S. The undocumented immigrant from…

Supporters have been rallying for a high school student in Westchester County to be allowed to remain in the United States. This comes after federal…

For more than a decade, Daniel Connolly has reported on Mexican immigration to the U.S. South for news organizations including The Associated Press in…