Overview
- Body‑worn camera footage filed in court shows agents forcing open a locked women’s restroom and telling an occupant to “pull up your pants.”
- U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes found that Argentina Juarez‑Lopez was unreasonably seized during the raid, ruling her Fourth Amendment rights were violated.
- Defense attorneys argue agents exceeded the warrants’ scope and have filed motions to suppress evidence gathered during the operation.
- Prosecutors say the raid was lawful, reporting that all 57 detainees lacked legal status, 52 were returned by September 9, and five were charged with illegal reentry.
- HSI Syracuse led a multi‑agency probe with IRS, Border Patrol and ERO into alleged unauthorized hiring and fraudulent documents at Nutrition Bar Confectioners in Cato, New York.