New York governor attacks ICE over 'cruel' detention of three children and their mother
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, civil rights groups and local school leaders have expressed shock over the detention of three children and their mother in New York state.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, advocacy groups and local school leaders have expressed shock and alarm over the detention of three children and their mother as President Donald Trump's administration continues efforts to deport hundreds of noncitizens without any court proceedings or criminal charges.
The New York Immigration Coalition, a nonprofit that campaigns for immigrant rights, confirmed that the unidentified family — which included a third grader — was detained by ICE at a dairy farm in Sackets Harbor, New York. The family was then taken to the Karnes County Detention Facility in Texas, some 1,800 miles away, the nonprofit said.
"It is horrifying that these children and their mother were snatched from their home and disappeared," Murad Awawdeh, the group’s president and CEO, said in a statement.
He added that the family was "correctly navigating the immigration system and attending their immigration court hearings." Trump and border czar Tom Homan were, he said, "acting fully outside the law."
Both ICE and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to NBC News' request for comment.
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