Anti-ICE rally brings out 250 in Hempstead, protesters saying the agency has damaged families, communities

Anti-ICE rally brings out 250 in Hempstead, protesters saying the agency has damaged families, communities

The rally took place on a day when similar protests took place in New York City and around the country.

More than 400 protest ICE presence in Hempstead and across Long Island

By Scott Brinton Amanda Garcia’s 47-year-old son, a Home Depot driver with Temporary Protected Status, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on the street in New Jersey last July. Garcia is unsure, she said, whether her son was carrying his Employment Authorization document at the time.  Garcia said her son was sent to […]