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UPDATE: Protesters Line Highway in Hampton Bays To Decry ICE Raids

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Protesters lined Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays on Friday morning voicing their objections to immigration raids that ensnared several people in the community and in Westhampton and Riverhead earlier in the week. DANA SHAW

Protesters lined Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays on Friday morning voicing their objections to immigration raids that ensnared several people in the community and in Westhampton and Riverhead earlier in the week. DANA SHAW

Protesters lined Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays on Friday morning voicing their objections to immigration raids that ensnared several people in the community and in Westhampton and Riverhead earlier in the week. DANA SHAW

Protesters lined Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays on Friday morning voicing their objections to immigration raids that ensnared several people in the community and in Westhampton and Riverhead earlier in the week. DANA SHAW

Dozens of federal immigration enforcement agents swept onto the South Fork on Wednesday in what appears to have been the largest ICE operation on the South Fork this year.

Dozens of federal immigration enforcement agents swept onto the South Fork on Wednesday in what appears to have been the largest ICE operation on the South Fork this year.

At least seven people were detained, four in Hampton Bays and three in Westhampton Beach during the operation, which lasted several hours on Wednesday morning. One of the men detained told onlookers that his name is Agustin Velasquez before being hauled away.

At least seven people were detained, four in Hampton Bays and three in Westhampton Beach during the operation, which lasted several hours on Wednesday morning. One of the men detained told onlookers that his name is Agustin Velasquez before being hauled away.

authorMichael Wright on Nov 5, 2025
UPDATE: Friday, 10 a.m. Dozens of protesters lined the streets of Hampton Bays across from the Hampton Bays Fire Department on Friday morning voicing objections to the immigration sweeps that... more

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