Restaurant owner pleads guilty to transporting immigrants

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The owner of Sushi Queen pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport immigrants lacking permanent legal status, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday. In March 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided the town of Tonawanda restaurant owned by 35-year-old Ping Ye of Amherst. That search was initiated after a traffic stop [...]