NEW YORK, NY. (May 27, 2026) – Judge Meredith A. Vacca ordered the release of BLH Client Dolores Bustamante from prison today, after granting her habeas corpus petition. Ms. Bustamante is grandmother to four U.S. citizens, long time farm worker in New York, and advocate for labor and immigration rights. Ms. Bustamante was instrumental in getting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to issue executive order in 2017 that banned State Police from inquiring about a driver’s immigration status and i