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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi and County Executive Laura Curran held a press conference after their visit to MercyFirst on Monday, where 10 migrant children from the border are being housed.

MercyFirst in Syosset housing 10 migrant children separated from their families at the border

The Syosset-based nonprofit MercyFirst is housing 10 migrant children who were separated from their families as part of the Trump Administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy. On Monday, U.S. … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 6/28/18

We can’t deport our way out of the MS-13 scourge

When President Trump touted his efforts to eradicate the El Salvadoran gang MS-13 at a May 23 forum in Bethpage, he said that the threat gang members pose can be solved with immigration law reform. more

5/31/18

Sokol Vokshi celebrated Franklin Square School District’s Field Day with his daughter, Britney.

Rockville Centre community upset after Golden Reef Diner waiter deported

It was supposed to be like any other Sunday morning. Warren Prosky would walk into the Golden Reef Diner in Rockville Centre, and before he could even ask, Sokol Vokshi — known as Sal to everyone … more

Ronny Reyes and Matthew D'Onofrio | 5/30/18

Declare Nassau a sanctuary county

The promise inscribed on the Statue of Liberty — “send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me” — is the promise of hope that America makes . . . more

5/17/18

Secure borders and fair trade go together

There’s a swirl of foreign policy issues coming to a head in Washington right now, all of which have serious domestic implications as well. First and foremost . . . more

4/12/18

Silvia Finkelstein, director of immigrant affairs for the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, talked about the rising fear of law enforcement among immigrants at a conference in Oceanside earlier this year.

TPS termination erodes immigrants’ trust

Elise Damas, director of the Pathway to Citizenship Long Island Program at the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, says she is really worried about the possible end to the Temporary Protected Status program for El Salvadorans, Hondurans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans because it could lead to a rise in crime. more

By Ronny Reyes | 4/12/18

Let’s stop shooting from the fringes and aim for the middle

Washington saw another remarkable session of apparent bipartisan accommodation last week, as senators from both parties met with President Trump to discuss measures aimed at containing mounting gun violence. more

3/9/18

Mariann Mendoza, a volunteer receptionist and paralegal at the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, with a stack of TPS-related case files looming behind her.

TPS holders cast into the shadows?

Part one of an ongoing series. Read parts [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] here. Curtailing Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, has become a flashpoint in national politics since … more

By Nadya Nataly and Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 3/9/18

Common sense or more nonsense?

Well, that didn’t go so well. Just when it appeared that a bipartisan group of senators calling themselves the Common Sense Coalition would finally find a way to break the endless impasse over immigration . . . more

2/23/18

There has to be a better way to treat immigrants

If you hang around Congress these days or happen to visit the White House, there are three words that you dare not utter. One is “obstruction,” another is “collusion” and, for some unexplained and sad reason, the latest dirty word in the Republican-controlled House and Senate is “immigrant.” more

2/8/18

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