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During an interview with ABC News on Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) stated that voters want to “stop the borders from being so porous, and I support that. … And we should not have borders that are wide open.” But while the state of New York will help the federal government remove illegal immigrants who have committed additional crimes, she doesn’t want to see the deportation of recent arrivals “who have jobs now, are contributing.” Hochul began by stating that New York will cooperate with federal immigration officials and has in the past if ICE agents have an...

PROVO, Utah (AP) - Some of the 120 workers taken by Immigration and Naturalization Service officers from the Champion Safe manufacturing company in Provo have been sent to their home countries, others have been released and some still are being held. The company's business has been brought to a halt. About 90 officers from the INS and Provo, Orem and Utah County law enforcement agencies, raided the business Wednesday, taking 120 workers unable to prove they were U.S. citizens or legal residents. Champion attorney Jose Silva said the INS released about 15 workers later Wednesday after they were able to...