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Immigration Panel Set To Unfold In Bridgehampton Tuesday Night
A panel of immigration experts will be onhand to discuss critical issues and explain what an individual's rights are, should ICE show up.
BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — Days after hundreds turned out to rally in Hampton Bays during a national "Day Without Immigrants," a forum on immigration will unfold in Bridgehampton Tuesday night to help provide answers for those who are feeling afraid or uncertain under the new federal administration.
The immigration panel will convene at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church, located at 2350 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton, at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Experts from organizations including Latino Justice, Made the Road NY, Empire Justice, the New York Immigrant Coalition and immigration attorney Christopher Worth will be present, said Isabel Sepulveda, founder of OLA.
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Issues to be discussed will include what's happening nationwide, what can be expected, how to prepare as parents, especially if Immigation and U.S. Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents show up at the door — such as how to find guardians for minor children, should parents be deported — and an explanation of immigrants' rights.
In addition, topics including how to help the community will be covered, and a Q & A session will follow.
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