Riverhead Immigration Emergency Declaration Stokes Tensions
On May 16, Riverhead Town Supervisor Yvette Aguiar declared a state of emergency to prevent immigrants and asylum seekers from being sheltered in the town.
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On May 16, Riverhead Town Supervisor Yvette Aguiar declared a state of emergency to prevent immigrants and asylum seekers from being sheltered in the town.
Hotel and motel operators in Riverhead Town said today they are not taking in homeless migrants from New York City and have not been solicited by anyone to do…
Despite the absence of any formal plans to send migrants from New York City to Nassau and Suffolk counties, advocates warn Long Island is not prepared to handle an influx.
The town of Riverhead, New York, declared a state of emergency Tuesday night in an effort to prevent immigrants and asylum-seekers from being relocated to the town from New York City.
A lot’s happened since Riverhead adopted its ethics code in 2005. Big developers with money to spend to get what they want have arrived. An ethics code must…