Hochul denounces ICE raid as ‘cruel,’ despite child endangerment among charges

ICE agents arrested 57 illegal immigrants at a New York candy factory — including some accused of child endangerment, DUI and repeated illegal re-entries — in a raid that New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul blasted as "cruel."

A Homeland Security spokesperson told Fox News Digital that an ICE workplace enforcement operation at Nutrition Bar Confectioners in Cato, New York, resulted in the arrests of 57 illegal aliens, including some with prior criminal convictions or pending charges, including child endangerment, DUI and multiple illegal re-entries.

The spokesperson said, "These operations target illegal employment networks that undermine American workers, destabilize labor markets, and threaten American communities." 

Hochul, however, has said she is "outraged" by the workplace operations, which she said "fly in the face of New York’s values."