Social Media Post Says Roofers Were Taken Away By ICE In Buffalo

There has been a lot of change happening in the United States since the start of the new year. The start of a new federal administration has brought about numerous adjustments in government policy. From economics to foreign policy, America is looking and acting in a way that many would say has not been seen before.

This is especially true regarding the status of immigration and border control in the nation. Every corner of the country has seen an increased rhetoric of who should and who should not be in the United States, along with increased activity from the Enforcement and Removal Operations arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

That is true all over the nation, and it's true right here in Western New York.

Social Media Post Says Roofers Were Taken Away By ICE In Buffalo

If you look at the news, there has been all kinds of activity from ICE related to the apprehension and removal of people who are considered to be in the country illegally. There have been some big-name cases that have seen people being swept up from the streets all over the place.

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Buffalo is not immune to this fact, as, according to a post on Facebook, it seems that a group of roofers were snatched up by officers from ICE and taken off a job repairing a North Buffalo, New York, roof.

The post says that the group of workers was legally employed and allowed to be in the nation, but were still taken off the job while taking a lunch break. The owner of the house where the work was done is now left with a partially repaired roof and all sorts of supplies and debris left on the property.

This isn't the first sighting of ERO officers in Buffalo, as there have this seems to have been a regular occurrence in Western New York.