Feds and New York sheriff spar over who is to blame for release of wanted migrant
A top U.S. Justice Department official says a county sheriff’s office in upstate New York will be investigated “for potential prosecution” because it released a Mexican citizen from jail even though a judge had signed a warrant for the man’s arrest.
DOJ: Tompkins sheriff 'refused to honor warrant' of Mexican immigrant wanted by feds
A Mexican citizen was released from the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office before being taken into custody by ICE on Thursday. He had previously been charged with illegally entering the US.
Acting Deputy AG criticizes Tompkins County sheriff over migrant release
Acting Deputy U.S. Attorney General Emil Bove, a Seneca Falls native, warned of potential prosecution after Tompkins County Sheriff Derek Osborne’s office released Jesus Romero-Hernandez, a Mexican migrant with a federal arrest warrant.
Feds slam upstate NY sheriff for releasing violent Mexican migrant due to ‘sanctuary city’ policy
Hernandez, an illegal Mexican immigrant, is back behind bars after an upstate New York sheriff refused to hold him for federal immigration agents.
Justice Department warns of 'potential prosecution' after NY sheriff released migrant
Justice Department warns of 'potential prosecution' after NY sheriff released migrant who had a warrant for his arrest signed by a federal magistrate
U.S Attorney: Mexican national arrested on federal charges after release by sheriff
Hernandez, 27, was in the sheriff's custody awaiting resolution of New York State assault charges. His assault charges were resolved after he pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree and was given a sentence of time served,
Justice Department investigating CNY sheriff for releasing migrant despite federal warrant
A central New York sheriff's office is under fire for releasing a migrant in the U.S. illegally, despite a federal arrest warrant.
DOJ probing sheriff over undocumented immigrant's release
The Justice Department is investigating a sheriff in Central New York who released an undocumented man later taken into ...
U.S. Says Sheriff Could Face Prosecution for Releasing Immigrant
The Justice Department called for an investigation of a sheriff in Ithaca, N.Y., who had released an undocumented man who was ...
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Sheriff’s office defends actions after ICE arrest dispute
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office disputed claims by the Department of Justice that it obstructed federal immigration enforcement. Officials said the office acted in accordance with New York State ...
N.Y. sheriff faces Justice Dept. scrutiny over immigrant’s release
The Justice Department says the Tompkins County, New York, sheriff’s office released an undocumented immigrant in defiance of a federal arrest warrant.
Immigrant arrested by ICE in Ithaca has been deported seven times before, federal prosecutors argue
An undocumented immigrant arrested in Ithaca this week had been deported to Mexico at least seven times prior to being ...
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Police Arrest Three at Asteri on Drug Charges
Early Wednesday morning, the Ithaca-Tompkins Specialized Response Team executed a search warrant at Asteri building in ...