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Anti-ICE protesters march from Route 58 to Riverhead Town Hall Sunday afternoon

by Mar 9, 2026
The Riverhead protest march was the fourth anti-ICE action this weekend across Long Island, amid a recent uptick in ICE enforcement activities and arrests.

Reports of masked agents, arrests in Riverhead Friday morning

by Feb 27, 2026
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.

‘Vigil for Justice’ and ‘ICE Out’ protest planned in Riverhead Feb. 27 and 28

by Feb 25, 2026
A “Vigil for Justice” and an “ICE Out Protest Party” are planned in Riverhead this weekend.

Locals turn out for vigil in memory of Alex Pretti and ‘ICE Out’ protest in Riverhead

by Jan 31, 2026
Despite frigid temperatures, locals turned out for a Friday night vigil and Saturday morning protest in Riverhead. Photos.

Two ‘ICE OUT’ events planned in Riverhead this weekend

by Jan 27, 2026
A candlelight vigil Friday at Town Hall and a Route 58 protest Saturday outside Staples Plaza will highlight calls for ICE accountability.

Riverhead High School students walk out to protest ICE

by Jan 16, 2026
More than 200 Riverhead High School students walked out during eighth period Friday to protest ICE and deportation policies.

Candlelight vigil in Riverhead mourns Minneapolis woman killed by ICE agent

by Jan 10, 2026
Residents gathered at Riverhead Town Hall Friday evening for a candlelight vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

On the East End, immigration enforcement is reshaping daily life

by Jan 5, 2026
ICE arrests and tactics across the East End have fueled fear among immigrant families — and sparked a growing resolve to organize.

Immigration enforcement sweeps through Riverhead Monday, with at least three arrests reported by witnesses

by Dec 30, 2025
Masked federal agents stopped pedestrians and vehicles across Riverhead Monday morning, arresting at least three men as community members tracked their movements.

Flanders landscaper and his employee arrested by ICE agents on Flanders Road Monday morning

by Jul 1, 2025
A Flanders man who owns a landscaping company and one of his workers were arrested by ICE agents early Monday morning on Flanders Road, as they headed out to work in the Hamptons.