Fears of ICE raids spark debate in Saranac Lake

Fears of ICE raids spark debate in Saranac Lake

When Saranac Lake Village Trustee Aurora White proposed a resolution in February, she said it was in response to a concern she had not seen before: immigrants living in her community were suddenly afraid to leave their homes. She said some residents told her they were being harassed by other locals—sometimes falsely—about their immigration status. Even those with legal status or work visas, she said, feared what might happen if Immigration and C…