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05.18.2023 Community

Officials react to Riverhead’s ‘state of emergency’ response to potential migrant influx

In a sign that the massive influx of migrants into New York City in recent months could spread to Long Island, Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar on Tuesday declared a...

03.07.2022 News

OLA of Eastern Long Island teams up with NYC organization to offer free legal services to East End youth

Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island and The Door Legal Services of Manhattan are teaming up to offer free legal representation in immigration court to qualifying youth under 18...

10.19.2021 Government

Riverhead rally calls for Congress to act on immigration reform

Around 250 people gathered to march in Riverhead Saturday, calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to deliver a pathway to citizenship in an event organized by the New...

04.15.2021 Government

‘Long overdue’ support for undocumented workers, advocates say

For undocumented workers on the East End, March typically signals an important shift. It is a time when seasonal work across a number of industries — agriculture, landscaping, restaurants,...

07.21.2019 Editorials

Editorial: Worry, fear sink in for immigrants across the North Fork

Last week, on Friday and Saturday evening in Riverhead and in Greenport, people came together out of concern and fear over the Trump administration’s aggressive efforts against immigrants trying...

07.15.2019 News

‘This isn’t America, not my America’ — Lights for Liberty vigil held in Riverhead

Roughly 250 people gathered on Main Street in Riverhead Friday night, standing in solidarity with the tens of thousands seeking asylum into the United States at the country’s southern...

06.17.2019 Government

Update: New York State approves licenses for undocumented immigrants

Update: The bill was also approved in the New York State Senate Monday and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Original Story A bill that would permit undocumented...

04.25.2019 Podcasts

Column: Scenes from the U.S. border in Mexico

Brought to you by: To cross the U.S. border on foot from San Diego into Tijuana, Mexico, is to navigate a series of maze-like hallways and ramps. As visitors...

09.22.2018 Editorials

Editorial: Immigration law reforms must consider our farmers

Monday’s roundtable on the contentious issue of immigration brought a mix of people to Suffolk County Community College in Riverhead. Although advocates for immigration reform were not represented at...

09.17.2018 Government

At an immigration forum, voices call for help and progress

A roundtable discussion Monday on the nation’s immigration system brought law enforcement, farmers and the parents of a 16-year-old boy slain by MS-13 together at Suffolk County Community College...

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