Denise Civiletti
Riverhead knows what accountable public safety looks like. ICE should not be exempt.
Documentation is not obstruction. OLA’s proposed Public Safety and Accountability legislation deserves a serious discussion by the Town Board responsible for what happens on Riverhead streets.
Government
‘No one’s asking you to stop ICE’: Latino advocates urge Riverhead to discuss OLA’s public safety law
OLA's Minerva Perez again made a public plea Tuesday night for a dialogue with the Riverhead Town Board about the group's proposed public safety law. More than 20 residents spoke out in support of OLA's proposal.
Letters
An ‘authoritarian ideology’ in Riverhead Town Hall
The Town Board is sending a loud, clear signal to our immigrant community: "You don’t belong here, and we don’t care what happens to you. The safety and wellbeing of your children are not our concern."
Guest Column
In America, there is no ‘law enforcement’ without due process
ICE is not engaging in "law enforcement." It is terrorizing communities.
Letters
Riverhead should look to our founding principles and adopt OLA’s public safety law
This isn’t about whether or not you “support… the rule of law.” This is about defending everyone’s right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Letters
ICE proves once again it does not represent ‘the rule of law’
The murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston is another example of the lawlessness of ICE — and it's a threat to our community we can't afford to ignore.
Guest Column
We need to have these difficult but important conversations
OLA's proposed law in no way impedes federal authorities, or ICE in particular, from exercising their duties. Here's why it merits open discussion.
Government
OLA revises ICE public safety proposal; request to meet with Riverhead remains unanswered
Latino advocacy group says its revised public safety proposal reflects feedback from other East End municipalities, but Riverhead has not committed to discussing it.
News
‘ICE Out’ vigil and march take place in Riverhead after operations by masked agents Friday
After masked federal agents were active around Riverhead Friday, residents gathered for an “ICE Out” vigil, protest and march downtown this weekend.
Breaking News
Reports of masked agents, arrests in Riverhead Friday morning
There have been multiple reports of ICE activity in Riverhead Friday morning, including one of a man tackled by agents after a foot chase across a busy West Main Street intersection near the Riverhead library.
