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'We Are Here for Them' East Hampton Village's First Hispanic Trustee on Immigrants and ICE

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Sandra Melendez of the East Hampton Village Board, who is also an attorney, is working to inform immigrants as to their rights and soften fears of detention and deportation. KYRIL BROMLEY

Sandra Melendez of the East Hampton Village Board, who is also an attorney, is working to inform immigrants as to their rights and soften fears of detention and deportation. KYRIL BROMLEY

Christopher Walsh on Feb 12, 2025
​She may not have known what was in store when East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen asked her to join his NewTown Party ticket in 2021, but Sandra Melendez, the... more

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