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Vigil Scheduled In Support Of Separated Immigrant Families Vigil Scheduled In Support Of Separated Immigrant Families
Vigil Scheduled In Support Of Separated Immigrant Families Residents from the area will come together late Monday afternoon in support of separated immigrant families. A vigil has been scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Putnam County Courthouse in Carmel as a federal court-ordered deadline nears for the reuniting of immigrant children and parents. According to officials, “about 3,000 young children were separated from their parents at the southwest border as part of Trump’s illegal 'zero tolerance' policy of criminally prosecuting asylum-seeking parents. Many of the children are under the age of 5.” ICE official Robert Guadian said children under age 5, …

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by Zak Failla
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'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Area Village Housing Migrant Kids 'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Area Village Housing Migrant Kids
'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Area Village Housing Migrant Kids A Westchester children's facility in existence since 1963 is housing migrant children that were separated from their families from the Mexican border amid the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy. Elected officials in Irvington, led by Mayor Brian Smith, issued a joint statement on Friday on the migrant kids who are being housed at Abbott House off Route 9 (Broadway) in the village in Greenburgh as President Donald Trump continues to vacillate on his administration’s immigration policies. “The Irvington Board of Trustees joins many of you in our disgust and contempt for …

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by Zak Failla