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Federal Judge Says ICE Agents Violated Constitutional Rights in Raid of a Nutritional Bar Plant

HeadlineDec 23, 2025

A federal judge said ICE agents who raided a nutrition bar plant in upstate New York in November violated a worker’s constitutional rights. In bodycam footage made public in a federal court filing, ICE agents lined up workers and directed them to self-identify as citizens or noncitizens. Fifty-seven people were detained in the raid. Judge Brenda Sannes said the conduct of federal agents was “grossly negligent,” as bodycam footage showed men in masks and tactical gear entering a women’s restroom and ordering a woman to “pull up her pants” and get out.

ICE agent 1: “It’s [bleep]. It’s resistance.”

ICE agent 2: “Yeah”

ICE agent 1: “Bang it. Got it?”

ICE agent 2: “Necesitas abre la puerta ahora.”

ICE agent 1: “Tell them to back up.”

ICE agent 2: “Necesitas muevas. Vamos, abre la puerta.”

ICE agent 3: “He’s in there.”

ICE agent 1: “I got it. Ready?”

ICE agent 2: “Yep.”

ICE agent 1: “Get down! Get down! Get on the ground! Females! Females! Females! Females! Females! Miss, pull up your pants. Come out of the bathroom. Pull up your pants. Come out of the bathroom.”

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