Particle.news

Download on the App Store

ICE Activity Outside Brentwood High on First Day as Lawmaker Reports Parent Detained

Officials have not explained the operation, leaving families uncertain about detentions.

Overview

  • Community group Islip Forward posted photos of masked agents and an unmarked vehicle stopped along Third Avenue next to the Brentwood campus.
  • The Brentwood superintendent told families that agents were nearby but not on district property, and the reason for their presence was unconfirmed.
  • State Assembly Deputy Speaker Phil Ramos said a Brentwood student's father was arrested after a drop-off, though the total number of detentions remains unclear.
  • The Department of Homeland Security and ICE had not provided comment to reporters by Friday.
  • Reports of agents near a Hempstead middle school followed a day later, and the district said student attendance fell 18% after word spread.