A small group of activists rallied outside the Nassau County Legislature on Thursday calling for an end to Nassau’s partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the latest move in a pressure campaign against immigration arrests and detentions on Long Island.

About a dozen advocates delivered petitions addressed to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Nassau's legislature and local congressional representatives.

"We are asking for ICE out of Nassau County and out of Long Island," said Osman Canales , an activist who monitors ICE activity across Long Island.

Another activist, Glenis Palacios, read from the petition: "We are not criminals. We are essential workers, taxpayers, caretakers and entrepreneurs. We call on you, County Executive Blakeman, to ... publicly reaffir

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