Roger Gilson reported in the Register-Star three men charged with driving drunk were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while appearing in Hudson City Court, Wed., Feb. 15. Their detention was confirmed by Hudson Chief of Police Edward Moore and the men's attorney, Michael C. Howard. "ICE was apparently aware that three people were picked up and then came down and detained them," Moore said. Moore was not sure what happened to the men after they were detained or where they were taken. Howard said the men had been charged, but not convicted of the alleged crimes before they were taken into ICE custody. "Due process requires that you have some sort of conviction," Howard said. "Now, they’re saying you just might have to have committed a crime … that’s a huge, huge, problem. This is a catastrophic shift in immigration policy, so while we talk about executive orders … banning Muslim entry, in our little community, we have tons and tons of agricultural workers and restaurant workers, and all those people are subject to deportation." Howard said ICE regularly calls and checks the docket at Hudson City Court, and other town courts in Columbia County. He said, "They look for Hispanic names and names that might appear to be Bengali or Pakistani … and if those people are charged with offenses, they call and try to find out about it." ICE did not respond to the paper's request for comment. Read the full story in the Register-Star.