Multiple ICE agents wearing vests and carrying rifles detained a painter after targeting a group of men near a Sunoco gas station on Route 23A, according to Columbia County Sanctuary Movement, a nonprofit that provides holistic services to immigrants in upstate New York.
The operation, which the immigrant-support group called a raid, took place shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Children on a nearby school bus witnessed the incident, which the group said was traumatic for them. The agents’ vehicle was an unmarked dark blue Dodge Durango.
Federal immigration authorities didn’t confirm the operation…