Buff State ends partnership with asylum seeker organization
A heretofore secret agreement between Buff State and the Jericho Road Community Health Center to house asylum seekers at the college has been ended by the college. According to a…
Asylum seeker charged with sexual abuse
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 22-year-old Kindu Z. Jeancy of Democratic Republic of the Congo was arraigned on Saturday evening before Cheektowaga Town Court Justice John…
Poloncarz addresses security concerns following charges against asylum seeker
The following is a statement from Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz regarding a recent incident that took place inside of a hotel in the town of Cheektowaga that involved…
Asylum seeker arraigned on rape charge
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 26-year-old Jesus D. Guzman-Bermudez of Venezuela was arraigned late Friday morning before Cheektowaga Town Court Justice David M. Stevens on one…
Rep. Langworthy opposes plan by NYC mayor to offer housing to migrants in private residences
NEW YORK — In a press conference today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams stated that religious leaders had agreed to start housing adult male migrants overnight at 50 places…
Poloncarz issues statement on asylum seekers being sent to Erie County
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz issued the following statement today regarding the possibility that families and individuals seeking asylum in the United States may be travelling to Erie County…
Poloncarz declines to issue emergency order on immigrants — calls it “morally repugnant’
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said via a statement today that he will not be issuing an executive order declaring an emergency on the issue of downstate immigrants being moved…
Niagara County issues ‘State of Emergency’ related to ‘immigrant crisis’
Hotel owners threatened with arrest for housing immigrants Following the proactive action taken by multiple counties in recent days, Niagara County today issued a state of emergency in relation to…
AG James to continue to fight against deportations
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general from around the nation in fighting alongside President Joseph Biden to protect undocumented…
NY AG seeks immediate halt of Trump Admin’s attempts to prolong detention of children
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration’s…