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ICE arrests have skyrocketed this year under Trump, many of them non-criminals. Latinos and roofing crews appear to be the prime targets of the crackdown. ICE, however, is stingy with details. Here's what we were able to find out. investigativepost.org/2025/07/17/lat…

The specifics are yet to come, but we already know that the cuts to NPR and the Public Broadcasting Corp. will harm the local station here in Buffalo. Jim Heaney surveys the damage thus far: investigativepost.org/2025/07/21/mon…

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New: Today we're sharing a story from the Democrat & Chronicle, detailing the surveillance network between NY & Canada. As Trump looks to harden the border, the surveillance network could be upgraded. Migrants, however, are unlikely to be deterred. investigativepost.org/2025/07/22/sur…

The Trump administration isn't telling the truth about its immigration crackdown. Here's what our investigation found: investigativepost.org/2025/07/16/ice…

ICE Buffalo regularly brags about getting criminal migrants "off the streets." There's just one problem: Most of those people were already in jail. In reality, most of the people the agents are arresting have no criminal history. investigativepost.org/2025/07/16/ice…

New: In this week's Monday Morning Read, Jim Heaney surveys the latest assaults on journalism and media critical of Trump, from the NPR cuts to the cancelation of Stephen Colbert. investigativepost.org/2025/07/21/mon…

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Another bad apple in the Buffalo Police Department: Officer Justin Ayala was cited by the state attorney general for a pattern of misconduct, including beating a man who was filming a friend's arrest. investigativepost.org/2025/07/15/ano…

Trump's promised crackdown on immigration is here. In Western NY, ICE arrests have skyrocketed. Most have no criminal history. At job sites, in court and along the highways, migrants are being systematically rounded up. investigativepost.org/2025/07/17/lat…

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Yet another Buffalo cop has been cited by the state AG for a pattern of misconduct, including brutally beating a man who was filming a friend's arrest. investigativepost.org/2025/07/15/ano…

ICE often brags that it's getting criminals "off the streets." But in reality, many of those individuals were already in jail. Meanwhile, arrests of non-criminals have skyrocketed. investigativepost.org/2025/07/16/ice…

For months, ICE has been raiding work sites and rounding up migrants across Western New York. Often, the agents are masked and the agency refuses to name those its arresting. Meanwhile, residents are scared and businesses have been harmed. investigativepost.org/2025/07/17/lat…

For a third time, the state Attorney General has cited a Buffalo police officer for having a pattern of misconduct. In Justin Ayala's case, that included severely beating a man who was filming the arrest of a friend. investigativepost.org/2025/07/15/ano…

The Trump administration wants you to believe that the people ICE is arresting are dangerous criminals. The vast majority, however, have no criminal history. What's more, ICE Buffalo, we found, has been bragging about arresting people already in jail. investigativepost.org/2025/07/16/ice…

New: Six months into the Trump administration, ICE raids across the WNY region have disrupted the local roofing industry, shocked neighbors and left many afraid. ICE isn't talking. Here's what we know about how the immigration crackdown has unfolded. investigativepost.org/2025/07/17/lat…

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Justin Ayala is the latest Buffalo cop to be reprimanded by the Attorney General for repeated misconduct. Among other offenses, he was cited for brutally beating a man who was filming a friend's arrest. He remains on the city's police force. investigativepost.org/2025/07/15/ano…