ICE Detains Three School Children in Upstate New York, Gov. Hochul Calls it 'Just Plain Cruel'

Three students from upstate New York were detained by ICE, one of them as young as a third grader. The move sent shock waves and sounded alarms across the state. (Credit: Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

Three students from upstate New York have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one of them as young as a third grader. The move sent shock waves and alarms to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and advocacy groups, who called the incident "horrifying."

The New York Immigration Coalition, a nonprofit that campaigns for immigrant rights, confirmed that the unidentified family— which included a third grader— was detained by ICE at a dairy farm in Sackets Harbor, New York. The family was then taken to the Karnes County Detention Facility in Texas, some 1,800 miles away, NBC News reports.