U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

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.

The Mahopac school board recently voted 5-4 to name Christopher Harrigan its president. Residents are divided as ICE activity continues to escalate during the second Trump administration.

The U.S. General Services Administration is seeking 67 parking spaces in a secure space that includes ports big enough for “detainee buses and vans" according to documents.

During a stop in Burlington Monday, Congresswoman Becca Balint discussed several issues including the need to place guardrails on AI imaging to protect individuals’ rights.

The city of Burlington has absolved city police of any use of force allegations during an ICE raid in South Burlington in March. The report says the department complied with the Fair and Impartial Policing Policy. But individuals who were at the protest say the findings are more fiction than fact.

This week, students in two Southern Berkshire County communities held protests against the ongoing federal immigration crackdown and cuts to public education. WAMC was at both demonstrations.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of The Daily Freeman, about how Ulster county is deliberating unmasking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Vermont’s at-large congresswoman recently co-hosted a training webinar to help employers know their rights when interacting with federal agents.

Sen. Peter Welch has been talking with Vermonters about their primary concerns and he's hearing that Washington is making life difficult.