BATAVIA/Farm worker’s case goes to trial today

Dolores Bustamante says she is nervous today, more than usual. Bustamante, an undocumented farm worker from Wayne County, has had to appear for many hearings since she was pulled over by State Police in December of 2014 for a minor traffic violation. She was found to be driving without a …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Farm workers deportation hearing postponed after interpreter falls ill

Supporters of Dolores Bustamante showed up in force this morning in front of the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia. Bustamante supporters held a rally for the Wayne County apple farm worker before she went inside the facility for her deportation hearing. Bustamante was stopped by a State Trooper for …

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