GENESEO — Illegal Immigrant rights are being discussed by the Geneseo Village Board. The Green Light New York is lobbying for illegal immigrants to be able to receive a valid drivers license regardless of immigration status. "Not a lot of immigration reform comes out of this area...[but a lot of immigration issues are] happening right here in Geneseo," said Mary V. Rutigliano, Geneseo Village Trustee. "It would mean a lot for us to learn … [Read more...]
Geneseo Police Activate Policy on Suspected Illegal Immigrants
GENESEO – The Geneseo Police Department's procedure for identifying drivers with no or potentially fraudulent forms of identification is now in effect. Under this policy, officers will not contact border patrol if there is a suspicion that a person has stayed in the country longer than they should. However, if there is 'reasonable suspicion or probable cause that the subject entered the country unlawfully,' officers can detain a person and … [Read more...]
Rutigliano: People in Power Must Now Answer to Students’ Issues
GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo student and Village Trustee Mary Rutigliano was one of a few speakers at a demonstration by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality organization protesting the detainment of two Guatemalan women last Thursday as offensive to immigrant rights. Rutigliano took the stage on the college green to say that students can 'make this an issue.' The demonstration lasted for less than an hour. "I was elected … [Read more...]
Petition Asks All Local Cops to Avoid Immigration Law Investigations
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Those protesting Geneseo Police's decision to call U.S. Border Patrol at a traffic stop last Thursday are asking for five specific policy changes in all village police departments in Livingston County. An online petition, first drafted by SUNY Geneseo math professor Tony Macula and fine-tuned by others, asks that village police not investigate suspected violations of immigration law because 'simply being an undocumented … [Read more...]