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ICE expanding detention center in Batavia
The ICE detention facility in Batavia. Photo by J. Dale Shoemaker. The Trump administration is moving to award a no-bid contract to…
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Companies acknowledge using face scans on customers
Rich Products, Hamburg Gaming and Wegmans have all disclosed use of facial recognition technology. Images via WKBW and J. Dale Shoemaker. Some…
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No discipline for no-show Buffalo cops
A Buffalo Police Department surveillance camera. Photo: J. Dale Shoemaker. Two years ago, eight Buffalo police officers assigned to monitor the department’s…
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Program pays local cops to arrest immigrants
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter…
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Union pays millions to bosses, pennies to members
The International Brotherhood of Trade Unions, a union based on Long Island. Photos: Sanjana Bhambhani / New York Focus; Sam Mellins /…
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iPost sues over the suppression of police records
Fans mingle outside the Bills’ new stadium, the site of ICE enforcement actions. Photo by Jim Heaney. A number of law enforcement…