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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Protests precede ICE visit Zombie
grant
City receives another
$200,000 to combat vacant
and distressed properties
Brian Wolfe
Marchers make their way past the waterfront, Friday evening during a pro-immigration rally.
By ILYSSA DALY
As President Donald Trump declared
that the United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) would begin
a series of raids throughout the country,
in order to begin the deportation process
for undocumented immigrants, protests,
were taking place throughout the region.
The group “Nobody Leaves Mid-
Hudson” has confirmed the presence of
ICE in both Middletown and Newburgh
on Facebook. Immigrants that are being
targeted by ICE have been instructed
to not open the doors to their homes, to
exercise their Fifth Amendment right
of remaining silent if they come into
contact with ICE officers, and to not
sign any documents without an attorney
present. People are also encouraged to
record/take pictures of ICE, as long as
“ I t’s sad because we’re
all human beings, and we
should be treated
as such.”
JOE ALVAREZ
We Are Newburgh
they are not on property owned by the
federal government.
These ICE raids have been long
promised by Trump, as he has been
threatening deportation by these raids
since his campaign. Then, last week,
Trump tweeted that ICE would “begin
the process of removing the millions of
illegal aliens who have illicitly found
their way into the United States. They
will be removed as fast as they come in.”
That’s not all. The Trump
administration also announced that
migrants who applied for asylum in
the United States would be denied if
they did not apply for asylum first in
any other countries on their to the U.S.
In essence: migrants must be denied
asylum in other countries before coming
to the United States.
The incoming raids sparked protests
across the country. Activist groups from
the around the United States began to
rally in support of the undocumented
families that live in their communities.
The Hudson Valley is no different.
There have been multiple community
rallies in protest of the ICE raids and
to stand in solidarity with immigrants.
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New York State Attorney General
Letitia James last week announced
another round of grants thats address
the growing statewide issue of “zombie
homes” – vacant or abandoned homes
that are not maintained during a
prolonged foreclosure proceeding.The
City of Newburgh is on this list and will
receive $200,000.
The funding from “Zombies 2.0” will
provide 48 municipalities with a total of
$9 million to address housing vacancy
and blight. The grants will provide funds
to municipalities to increase housing code
enforcement, track and monitor vacant
properties, and bolster legal enforcement
capacity to ensure banks and mortgage
companies comply with local and state
law.
“Too many communities throughout
New York State are blighted by abandoned
homes that decrease property values and
threaten the safety of our neighborhoods,”
said Letitia James. “These grants will go
a long way in supporting municipalities
and ensuring they have the resources
they need to combat this nuisance.
Revitalizing our communities is always
a priority and I am proud that my office
can help turn these abandoned properties
into valuable assets.”
The Zombies 2.0 funds will allow the
City to continue to employ community-
based staff who work on maintaining
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