Latinos Unidos de Long Island

08/26/2026

Discover the Southold Town Board's detailed response to ICE, emphasizing police presence and communication with the community.

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

Free Fair Housing Training for the General Public

Housing discrimination does not always announce itself. Sometimes it appears in a credit-screening rule, a question about children, a refusal to accept lawful income, or an improper use of criminal history.

Join Long Island Housing Services for a free virtual training on September 22, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

We will cover:

• Protected classes under New York law
• Credit and criminal-history screening
• The New York Clean Slate Act
• Disability and support-animal protections
• Source-of-income discrimination
• How to document and report housing discrimination

Register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lcIaMbEjTr2MN48-NM2u7A

For a reasonable accommodation, including ASL interpretation, call 631-567-5111 ext. 375 by September 15.

This training is supported through a grant from New York State Homes and Community Renewal.

08/25/2026

Should a 1-year-old ever have to face immigration court without a lawyer? 🥲

A 1-year-old child appeared before an Arizona immigration judge without an attorney last week and was told an asylum application needed to be filed before the next hearing or the child could potentially face deportation.

Yes, a 1-year-old.

The August 18 hearing was witnessed by representatives of the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, which provides legal assistance to immigrant children in Arizona.

The case quickly raised concerns because a baby obviously cannot understand immigration law, complete an asylum application or explain why returning to another country could potentially put them in danger.

One advocate called it “facially absurd to ask an unrepresented baby to do anything,” especially when failing to meet immigration requirements could carry such serious consequences.

So how is something like this possible?

Unlike criminal court, immigration court is a civil system. People facing deportation can hire an attorney, but they generally are not guaranteed a government-appointed lawyer if they cannot afford one — and that can include children.

For years, federally funded legal programs have helped provide attorneys for unaccompanied migrant children. Recent changes involving those contracts, however, have led to a major dispute between the federal government and immigration legal organizations. Advocates argue that some children are now showing up to court without representation.

The government says legal services remain available and that children’s cases are evaluated individually. Advocates argue that the appearance of a 1-year-old without an attorney shows some children are still falling through the cracks.

08/22/2026

🎒 FREE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BACKPACK GIVEAWAY TODAY IN BRENTWOOD! 🎒
Families are invited to Roberto Clemente Park today, Saturday, August 22, for a free community Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway, followed by a free Concert in the Park!
📍 Roberto Clemente Park
400 Broadway Ave., Brentwood, NY
⏰ Line-up: 3:30 PM
🎒 Backpack distribution: 4:00 PM
🎶 Free concert: 4:30–6:00 PM
Children must be present to receive a backpack. Admission is free.
Thank you to Deputy Speaker Phil Ramos and all the community partners helping our local families get ready for a successful school year!
Please share with families who may benefit. 💙

08/21/2026

✨ She never learned to quit. Neither did we.

Nobody ever sat us down and taught us persistence as a concept. We learned it by watching her get back up after every single setback life handed her, without ever making a show of it, without ever asking for credit. That kind of resilience isn't inherited through words. It's inherited through witness — and we were watching the whole time, whether she knew it or not.

Who taught you what it looks like to keep going?

08/21/2026

Have you seen Daymara Barahona-Gutama, 16? | Link in comments ⬇️

08/21/2026

El martes por la noche, residentes y defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes volvieron a instar a la Junta Municipal de Riverhead a programar un debate público sobre la propuesta de ley de se…