Letitia James pushes Oswego, New York, for information on rooftop standoff with Border Patrol

Published October 13, 2026 3:18pm ET



The New York attorney general’s office has asked town officials in upstate New York to explain their actions in responding to a residence where two suspected illegal immigrants hid on the roof to evade arrest by Border Patrol agents.

The office of Democrat Letitia James has requested information from local officials in the northern border town of Oswego, New York, to explain the roles that Oswego firefighters and local law enforcement took in the nearly six-hour standoff on Sept. 30, according to Syracuse.com.

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