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Miriam DeBadts, daughter of detained farm labor activist Dolores Bustamante, speaks outside Rochester’s federal courthouse Tuesday. Photo: J. Dale Shoemaker. A federal judge on Wednesday...

Carly Fox, an organizer and friend of Dolores Bustamante — a migrant labor activist detained by ICE — speaks to supporters and...

Officer Ronald Ammerman receives a 2025 “Top Cops” award from the National Association of Police Organizations. Photo: NAPO/Jenifer Morris Photography. The state attorney general has...

Buffalo Parking Authority board members Ray Nosworthy, left, and Neil Aquino. Photo by J. Dale Shoemaker. In selling Buffalo’s parking ramps, Mayor Sean Ryan’s administration...

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Migrants are now more likely to lose cases and be detained by ICE. And the Trump administration has introduced a new tool...