STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Protesters gathered on an overpass above the Staten Island Expressway on Thursday morning to oppose enforcement efforts by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
The individuals hung a sign that said “ICE KILLS” on the Woolley Avenue overpass of the expressway. ICE is a common abbreviation for the agency.
Diane Velletri of the Staten Island Action Coalition was among the protesters standing on the overpass. Velletri is opposed to what she believes are illegal tactics used by the agency against immigrants…