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Dec 16, 20253 min
Immigration Officers Sweep Through Hampton Bays Again
ICE officers photographed at the Hampton Bays Fire Department substation on Ponquogue Avenue. ANITA BOYER Federal immigration officers again roamed through Hampton Bays and Westhampton on Tuesday morning, detaining multiple people in Hampton Bays before heading west, though it’s not yet known if there were more detentions made there. Members of the local group of residents who have organized to track and film operations by officers from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE,...

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Nov 13, 20254 min
In Wake of Immigration Detentions, Advocacy Group Is Left With Many Holes To Plug
While the ICE sweep last week that ensnared a dozen immigrants has sparked outrage and protests from some, those who are dedicated to helping members of the immigrant community have been beset with a new mountain of demands. For OLA of Eastern Long Island, the region’s most prominent Latino advocacy and support organization, the aftermath of last week’s sweeps has left the organization scrambling to get help to those detained and their families and address renewed anxieties about more...

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Nov 5, 20258 min
Federal Immigration Sweep in Hampton Bays, Westhampton Beach Sparks Protests
Residents and local officials have issued sweeping condemnations of federal immigration policy this week in the wake of a November 5 sweep by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that resulted in the arrest of 12 people whom the federal agency claims were in the United States illegally. Dozens of protesters lined Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays on Friday morning, November 7, decrying the arrests, carrying signs saying things like “Community Not Cruelty” and “Stop ICE,” and calling for...

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