Albany Police clarify report on asylum seeker case
The Albany Police Department stated that a recent article in the Times Union contained incorrect information about an asylum seeker allegedly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after receiving a traffic citation from the department. Police said the article was published without confirming details with them.
The department confirmed that no citation was issued to the person mentioned and that it does not share information with immigration authorities. The individual’s name will not be released because of an ongoing asylum case…