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07.21.2019 Editorials

Editorial: Worry, fear sink in for immigrants across 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...

03.12.2019 News

Advocates march in Riverhead to promote equal access to driver’s licenses

As Dulce Rojas views it, the issue of equal access to driver’s licenses for all residents in New York State is less about immigration that it is about “common...

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...

06.30.2018 News

#FamiliesBelongTogether rally held in Greenport Saturday morning

Greenport Village was one of hundreds of locations across the country Saturday where rallies were held to denounce the separation of migrant children from their families and to demand...

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