ICE arrests

Latino advocacy group says its revised public safety proposal reflects feedback from other East End municipalities, but Riverhead has not committed to discussing it.

After masked federal agents were active around Riverhead Friday, residents gathered for an “ICE Out” vigil, protest and march downtown this weekend.

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.

OLA urged Riverhead to consider a public safety law tied to ICE activity the organization is asking all East End towns and villages to adopt.

Esaul Cordova Garcia, a father of three young children, was detained and removed by federal agents Wednesday after leaving the county courthouse in Riverside.

Residents gathered at Riverhead Town Hall Friday evening for a candlelight vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

The vigils across the East End will remember Renee Good the Minneapolis woman who was shot dead by a federal agent Wednesday morning.

ICE arrests and tactics across the East End have fueled fear among immigrant families — and sparked a growing resolve to organize.

Masked federal agents stopped pedestrians and vehicles across Riverhead Monday morning, arresting at least three men as community members tracked their movements.

“Families are being snatched from their homes and workplaces without accountability,” OLA Of Eastern Long Island Executive Director said of recent ICE activities in Riverhead, Flanders, Westhampton Beach and Hampton Bays. OLA organized residents to speak out at the Southampton Town Board meeting Wednesday.