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Local Businesses Close For A Day, Join Nationwide 'Day Without Immigrants' Protest

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Paola Zuniga of Flanders protests in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Paola Zuniga of Flanders protests in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Paola Zuniga of Flanders protests in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Paola Zuniga of Flanders protests in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Metzli Vasquez

Metzli Vasquez

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 of Hampton Bays protests on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

of Hampton Bays protests on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

A man protests in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

A man protests in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Counter protestors during the march in Hampton Bays on Thursday. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Counter protestors during the march in Hampton Bays on Thursday. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested
 in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested
 in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested
 in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested
 in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Karla Ayala and Mario DeRosas

Karla Ayala and Mario DeRosas

 both of Southampton

both of Southampton

 protest in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

protest in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Hundreds of people protested in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon.   DA

Hundreds of people protested in Hampton Bays on Thursday afternoon. DA

authorAmanda Bernocco on Feb 16, 2017
Several South Fork businesses owned by or that employ immigrants closed for the day last Thursday, February 16, joining in the nationwide “Day Without Immigrants” protest that also included a... more

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