Federal Agents Contact Man Following Critical Email

Why it matters locally: The man contacted by federal agents was a resident of Rochester, New York, placing the focus of this national story directly within the state.

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Federal officials confirmed that special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sought a New York man concerning an email he sent. The man had sent the email to the former director of ICE in January. Agents located the individual at his home in Rochester, N.Y., and subsequently at an airport and a hotel. They then questioned him about the email's contents.