Statement FROM Congressman JOE Morelle on Rumored ICE Detention Cells in Rochester Federal Building

Image February 27, 2026 Press Release (Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement: “We are unequivocally opposed to ICE installing detention cells in downtown Rochester, steps from a daycare and surrounded by homes and businesses. “The Trump administration is moving forward in secret, with no notice, no public process, and no transparency. This is completely inappropriate and flat-out unacceptable. This President has a pattern of creating and escalating combustible situations and then forcing communities to deal with the fallout. “Rochester will not be treated as a staging ground for this administration’s reckless political agenda.” ###