Overview

• Agents from ICE Homeland Security Investigations and CBP, with Cayuga and Oswego county sheriffs assisting, executed a morning raid at Nutrition Bar Confectioners in Cato under a federal search warrant, with officials also citing a separate action in Fulton.
• Detainee counts remain disputed, ranging from more than 40 reported by the governor to about 69–70 cited by owners and advocates, and detainees were taken to the Oswego County Correctional Facility with some released by Friday.
• Witnesses and advocates said officers forced entry using crowbars, some wore masks and tactical gear, and workers were gathered for immigration checks that left parents separated from children.
• The company’s owners say all employees had proper work documentation and report a loss of roughly a third of the workforce, with operations restarted at reduced capacity and production expected to slow significantly.
• HSI characterized the action as court‑authorized enforcement and declined further details while the criminal probe continues, as local sheriffs emphasized their perimeter and welfare support roles rather than direct immigration enforcement.