57 illegal immigrants detained in major New York worksite raid; 5 accused of reentry after deportation

A federal raid in upstate New York led to the arrests of illegal workers five of whom now face criminal charges for illegally reentering the U S after previously being deported Five of the illegal immigrants were charged by criminal complaint with illegally reentering the country including Alex Ben Chipin of Guatemala Argentina Juarez-Lopez of Guatemala Luis Jom-Morales of Guatemala Gregorio Baldemar Ramirez-Perez of Guatemala and Francisco Salvardo-Mora of Mexico according to the U S Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York The remaining illegal immigrants were detained administratively pending immigration proceedings executives reported Acting U S Attorney John Sarcone III disclosed the Sept raid in Cayuga County New York was one of the largest worksite enforcement actions in up-to-date history CHINESE ILLEGALS ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO SCAM ELDERLY AMERICANS OUT OF LIFE SAVINGSHe added employers across the Northern District of New York must understand they menace criminal assessment if they are employing non-citizens who are not authorized to work in the U S Across Upstate and Central New York there are hard-working Americans in need of well-paying jobs especially in Cayuga County where unemployment is relatively high Sarcone wrote in a announcement Our worksite enforcement actions will ensure that those jobs go to people who are authorized to work in the United States and not to aliens who illegally re-enter our country after prior deportations DHS ARRESTS FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF SERIOUS CRIMES INCLUDING MURDER AND CHILD ABUSEErin Keegan Homeland Guard Investigations HSI Buffalo special agent in charge reiterated the agency's goal of uncovering possibly dangerous or abusive business practices KNIFE-WIELDING ILLEGAL MIGRANT ACCUSED OF THREATENING US ATTORNEY ON ALBANY NY STREETS While this continues to be an ongoing and ongoing criminal review HSI remains committed to protecting the rights of workers and upholding U S laws including by identifying and addressing exploitation in the workplace ensuring compliance with labor and immigration laws and safeguarding the integrity of our nation's workforce Keegan wrote in a report The charges filed against the five defendants accused of reentering the U S carry a maximum prison sentence of two years a fine of up to and a term of supervised release of up to one year