Protesters Gather In Central Islip Prior To AG Jeff Sessions' Visit

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UPDATE:

Over 100 protesters came out to gather in front of the Central Islip courthouse prior to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' visit on Friday morning, according to a report in Newsday.

The group protested Sessions' visit, chanting things such as “Sessions go home, No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here," and "Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here."

Among the protesters included about 10 Catholic nuns from the Sisters of St. Joseph in Brentwood, Gabriela Castillo, coordinator of the protest and of the Long Island Civic Engagement Table, Vincent Rasulo a member of the Brookhaven Republican Party committee, among others.

Read the full report at: Newsday.com.

ORIGINAL STORY:

In response to the gang violence that has plagued the Brentwood/Central Islip area, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be visiting the area on Friday to speak about the issue.

He will appear at the federal courthouse in Central Islip at about 9 a.m. This will be his first visit to Long Island since he was appointed attorney general.

He will be meeting with "representatives from several law enforcement agencies," according to a report in ABC News.

Sessions recently said that the Justice Department will be cracking down on violent gangs, calling them "one of the gravest threats to American safety," CBS News reports.

Earlier this month, the bodies four men who were suspected of being brutally murdered by the MS-13 gang were discovered in a Central Islip park.

The bodies were found just a few miles from where police say MS-13 gang members killed numerous people, including Brentwood High School students Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas last year. Thirteen MS-13 members have been charged in connection to seven murders in Brentwood over the past several years.

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