ICE Raid: Greenport, New York

Written By Lynn Pattnosh

“It is horrible. It is sh*t. We have a text group to advise each other and couldn’t believe that on Sunday ICE were in town at the laundry mat. They took a man that I know well and they also came to our church. On Saturday, they came to my neighbors’ homes. They have never come as close to our houses, church or laundry. It is just horrible, really horrible. We are all afraid and just go to our jobs but don’t even feel safe coming home to our houses.” -B. A., Greenport, New York

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Greenport is a village in New York's Suffolk County, on the North Fork of Long Island. The population was 2,197 at the 2010 census.

In 2010, the breakdown was as follows:

  • 53.6% White

  • 34.0% Hispanic

  • 10.0% Black

  • 0.5% Asian

  • 0.1% Native American

  • 0.5% some Other Race

  • 1.5% Two or More Races (“Greenport, Suffolk County, New York.” Wikipedia.)

Image, B. A., Greenport, New York

Lynn Pattnosh
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