GENESEO Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty tweeted his support for the Geneseo Police Department's decision to call U.S. Border Patrol from a traffic stop on Mary Jemison Drive, a decision which sparked protests. Protesters, including Geneseo Village Trustee Mary Rutigliano, vocally opposed the decision to call Border Patrol, which ultimately led to the detainment of two adult women from Guatemala and five children, including infants. … [Read more...]
Mayor Backs Geneseo Police’s Calling Border Patrol at Stop
GENESEO – Village Mayor Richard Hatheway released a statement Friday laying out the details leading up to Thursday's federal detention of seven people on Mary Jemison Drive and that police did their job and did it well. Hatheway's statement comes after Village Trustee Mary Rutigliano advocated for the release of the seven people, two adult women and five children, to the media and at protests during and following the detention. Hatheway's … [Read more...]
Large Protest Flares Around Family Detained as Illegals in Geneseo
GENESEO – U.S. Border Patrol agents took a family of seven into custody on South Street Thursday night, sparking large protests by SUNY Geneseo students, local officials and migrant workers rights organizations. Mary Rutigliano, SUNY Geneseo student and Village of Geneseo Trustee, said that the Geneseo Police Department should never have called the Border Patrol when the driver of a minivan was stopped for allegedly speeding on Mary Jemison … [Read more...]