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New York Times
30-05-2025
- General
- New York Times
Trump's Deportations Haunt Workers in the Fields of Rural New York
Trump's Deportations Haunt Workers in the Fields of Rural New York Foreign-born workers on New York's fruit and dairy farms have sequestered themselves to avoid the administration's deportation net. By Ana Ley Visuals by Hilary Swift Ana Ley and Hilary Swift drove hundreds of miles through rural New York to meet with farmworkers and their children. In the vast farmlands of northern New York, where horse-drawn buggies and tractors wind through miles of apple orchards and raspberry bushes and flocks of grazing sheep, workers wait. And watch. They have seen federal agents sweep away a mother and her three children from their home on a dairy in the village of Sackets Harbor, N.Y. And they have heard about the food vendor arrested by the immigration police after she hit a deer in a snowstorm and sought help from a neighbor who reported her to the authorities. Officers then took her husband from work and their daughters, 6 and 9 years old, from school. As the nation's battle lines sharpen on immigration, tension engulfs farmworkers who, in many respects, embody the fraught, sometimes contradictory nature of the debate. The business owners who depend on migrant work — many of them supporters of President Trump — feel anxious about the prospect of losing a crucial labor force. In the surrounding communities, there is palpable acrimony between those who think migrants should be allowed to stay in the country and those who want them to go. Afraid of being next amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, some laborers have not left their homes for weeks except to go to work, canceling dance parties and quinceañeras. Two longtime housemates said that they ended their weekend ritual of going shopping at the mall. One woman decided not to go to church with her family over Easter. A teenage girl burst into tears at the kitchen table as her mother explained that she was afraid to go out for ice cream. More than a dozen laborers and their children shared their stories with The New York Times, saying they feel tormented by what they described as cruel and chaotic deportation efforts aimed at their community. In rural New York, some immigrants have been briefly detained and then released, while others with legal papers languish in custody, leaving many confused about who is being forced out of the country and who gets to remain. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Local Students show off skills at Odyssey of the Mind
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — On Saturday, March 1, 2025, 126 students from Region 8 and 9 displayed their creativity during the Odyssey of the Mind Regional competition at Case Middle School. Teams who placed first place or, for a few teams who held advancing positions in second place — will be headed for New York State Competition in Syracuse at the Syracuse Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 5. For teams going to the New York State Competition in Syracuse, spectators will be welcome and more information can be found on the NY Odyssey of the Mind's State Finals webpage. 2024 Odyssey of the Mind winners Problem #1 – Division I – The OM-Mazing Race – Third Place – Copenhagen Central School Second Place – Sackets Harbor Central School – Advancing First Place – Mannsville Elementary School – Advancing Problem #2 – Division 1 – Mech-Animal Sidekick Second Place – Lura Sharp Elementary School – Advancing First Place – Beaver River Central School – Advancing Problem #3 – Division I – Cooking With Books First Place – Beaver River Central – Advancing Problem #3 – Division II – Cooking With Books Second Place – Sackets Harbor First Place – South Lewis Central – Advancing Problem 3 – Division III – Cooking With Books Second Place – Park United Methodist Church – Advancing First Place – Beaver River Central School – Advancing Problem 4 – Division I – Save Me Structure First Place – Lura Sharp Elementary – Advancing Problem 5 – Astronomical Odyssey – Division 1 Third Place – Lowville – Second Place – Mannsville Elementary – Advancing First Place – Sackets Harbor – Advancing Problem 5 – Astronomical Odyssey – Division II First Place – Beaver River Problem 5 – Astronomical Odyssey – Division III First Place – South Lewis Central Additional Awards: One OMER Award was given to the South Lewis Problem 5, Division III Team. One OMER Award was given to Beaver River Central School – Division III Team One OMER Award was given to Lowville Academy and Central School – Division 1 Team One Renatra Fusca Creativity Award was given to Abby Swadowski from South Lewis Results are posted on the NY Odyssey of the Mind website and you can view the total scores there. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
