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After 14 months, the Northport Historical Society museum will reopen June 2 to the public, followed June 6 by a gala and opening reception for its exhibit that celebrates immigrants and their impact on the community. The exhibit is entitled Immigrants of Northport and East Read More …
State Sen. John Flanagan introduced a bill Tuesday that would protect state Department of Motor Vehicle workers who won’t comply with a new law that allows undocumented immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses. Several upstate county clerks who oversee and administer local motor vehicle offices Read More …
A Huntington artist is seeking volunteers to assist with a concert to support detained immigrants and undocumented families. Patricia Shih, director of the film “Undocumented,” which tells the story of Huntington cardiac surgeon Dr. Harold Fernandez, said the concert is scheduled for Oct. 20 at Read More …
Residents rallied again Saturday in Huntington against the conditions at camps holding immigrants on the Mexican border. With the theme “Don’t Look Away,” protesters waved signs demanding an end to the policy that keeps families detained under conditions described as squalid and overcrowded. The signs Read More …
Hundreds of people came out Friday night as part of a worldwide Lights for Liberty vigil in support of immigrants held in camps on the Mexican border. Suffolk Legislator William “Doc” Spencer said, “Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum or what your Read More …
Activists will gather Friday in Huntington to support immigrants and protest against the treatment of those held in camps along the Mexican border. The local Lights for Liberty vigil is part of a series of rallies scheduled across the country. Protesters will assemble at 8 Read More …
More than 200 people came out Saturday to protest against immigration policies that separate families and confine them to camps, a process the protesters called inhumane and un-American. Undeterred by the heat, protesters of all ages gathered, as they have previously, on all four corners Read More …
There has recently been criticism of the comparison between detention facilities holding immigrant children and concentration camps. I not only agree with the Holocaust analogy but feel it is vitally important to make such analogies as we confront the human rights violations being committed by Read More …
It has been one year since thousands of us around the country raised our voices and rallied against family separation. It was through our public outcry and a court order that nearly 3,000 children were reunited with their parents. It has been one year and Read More …