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ICE raids Nutrition Bar Confectioners factory in Cato, detains 57 workers

Sep 5, 2025·Location: Cato, NY

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ICE raids Nutrition Bar Confectioners factory in Cato, detains 57 workers
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Federal ICE agents raided Nutrition Bar Confectioners, a family-owned nutrition bar manufacturer in Cato, New York, on September 4, 2025, detaining 57 workers. The raid separated nursing mothers from infants under one year old and affected elementary school-aged children whose parents were detained. Five of the 57 detainees were criminally charged with unauthorized re-entry after prior deportation, while the remaining 52 faced deportation proceedings. Governor Kathy Hochul visited the facility and expressed concern that detaining parents put at least a dozen children at risk of returning from school to an empty house.

Timeline

Sep 5, 2025—Governor Kathy Hochul visits facility and expresses concern that detaining parents puts at least a dozen children at risk of returning from school to an empty house.
Sep 4, 2025—ICE agents conduct raid at Nutrition Bar Confectioners, detaining 57 workers; 24-year-old legal Guatemalan resident is detained, photographed, and released after 11 hours; his partner without legal status is taken away.
Sep 4, 2025—Five detainees—Alex Ben Cidpin, Argentina Juarez-Lopez, Francisco Salvador-Mora, Gregorio Baldemar Remirez-Perez, and Luis Fernando Moralez-Jom—are criminally charged with illegal re-entry after prior deportation; remaining 52 detained pending deportation proceedings.
Sep 4, 2025—Fulton City School District confirms students had one or both parents taken away, with most affected children being elementary school-aged; Governor Hochul reports nursing mothers separated from infants under one year old.
Sep 4, 2025—Acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III announces charges and warns of increased workplace enforcement operations; community members and elected officials protest at Oswego County Border Patrol Station.
Jun 2025—New York State Department of Labor records reveal at least 134 of the factory's 224 employees are using invalid, assigned, or deceased citizens' Social Security numbers; facility not enrolled in E-Verify.
Jan 2025—Oswego County Sheriff's Office receives tip calls alleging Nutrition Bar Confectioners employs people without proper documentation; federal investigation begins.
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