The Glen Cove City Council was asked to take action against immigration enforcement at the Tuesday, March 10, meeting.
Roger Williams, apastor of the First Baptist Church of Glen Cove, said he moved from Louisiana to Glen Cove over 25 years ago, and that when he arrived in the area, he admired the city’s diversity.
“Lately, I have been saddened by the activity of ICE in our city,” he said.
Williams said he wants people to be respected as human beings and called on the city council to respect people’s humanity, no matter what country they came from.
Williams was joined by other residents of Glen Cove and the surrounding communities, calling on the council to protect people from immigration enforcement.
Glen Cove has been a center for immigration enforcement in Nassau County. Four unidentified people were taken into custody by ICE in June 2025 near the Glen Street LIRR station.
Glen Cove has a 53.9% white majority, which is a lower percentage than the county average, and there have been double-digit reported ICE encounters since that June 2025 incident, according tothe Glen Cove Rapid Response Network.
Islip Forward,a website that tracks ICE activity on Long Island, also reported confirmed ICE encounters in Glen Cove as recent as Feb. 12 and March 6.
Multiplevigilshave been held in Glen Cove and the surrounding area amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, which has also sparked protests across Nassau County and the country.
Karen Papasergiou of Sea Cliff shared her February encounter with ICE agents at Tuesday’s meeting, saying she saw three unmarked cars on the road when one agent asked her to leave the scene, saying she was interfering with an investigation. Papasergiou said she never believed the agent and that he threatened her, saying he knew where she lived.
Source: LI Press
