Cuomo jumps into refugee fray
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has stepped into the political crossfire between President Donald Trump and thousands of protesters at JFK International Airport, coming down on the…
Schneiderman speaks out on Trump executive order regarding sanctuary cities
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s Executive Order regarding “sanctuary cities”: “The President lacks the constitutional authority to cut…
Schneiderman provides local governments with legal tools to protect immigrant communities
NEW YORK – Anticipating potential changes in federal immigration enforcement practices and priorities, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today provided local governments and law enforcement agencies with a legal roadmap…
Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
BUFFALO — Jose Manuel Salazar Estrada, 38, of Mexico, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after a conviction for an aggravated felony. The charge carries a maximum penalty…
State Bar Association supports Cuomo’s immigration legal defense project
ALBANY — New York State Bar Association President Claire P. Gutekunst issued a statement supporting the public-private immigration legal defense project outlined in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State…
Mexican citizen pleads guilty to illegal re-entry
BUFFALO — Jose Maria Agustin, 43, a native and citizen of Mexico, most recently of Elba, pleaded guilty to reentry after deportation subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction. The charge…
Canadian man sentenced for unlawful re-entry
BUFFALO — Arthur Hugh Stephen Knox, 58, of Canada, who was convicted of attempted unlawful reentry into the Untied States, was sentenced today to time served (three months) by U.S.…
Aggravated felon charged with illegal re-entry
BUFFALO — Thirty-eight-year-old Jose Manuel Salazar Estrada of Mexico was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with illegally reentering the United States after a conviction for an aggravated felony. The…
Pakistani man sentenced for visa fraud
BUFFALO — A 46-year-old citizen of Pakistan and resident of Canada, who was convicted of visa fraud, was sentenced Monday to time served by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.…
5 men convicted of illegal re-entry into U.S. sentenced to time served
BUFFALO — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Cruz Mejia, 21, and Sinai Aguilar-Rodriguez, 30, originally from Mexico but most recently of Buffalo, along with…