Dozens Detained in US Immigration Operations in Upstate New York

Suspected illegal immigrants were arrested in operations that Gov. Hochul said ‘fly in the face of New York’s values.’

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in newly designed vehicles arrive ahead of a scheduled speech by U.S. President Donald Trump at the Park Police Anacostia Operating Facility in Washington, DC, on Aug. 21, 2025. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she was outraged as dozens of illegal immigrants were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers across her state on Sept. 4.

The governor’s statement referred to ICE operations in the townships of Cato and Fulton, small communities northwest of Syracuse. Multiple local sources indicated that one of the arrests took place at a factory run by Nutrition Bar Confectioners, a local food processing company, and that 40 to 70 people were arrested.