Holiday cheer clashed with calls for change as more than 100 protesters gathered across from Islip Town Hall to denounce a controversial agreement the town has with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during its annual holiday parade and tree lighting Saturday.

Lining a metal barricade, protesters chanted "ICE out now" and waved signs that read: "Our home is Islip, not ICElip" as festive floats passed by playing Christmas carols. Hundreds of other people lined Main Street awaiting Santa’s arrival. As town officials lit the tree, demonstrators projected "ICE OUT OF ISLIP" onto town hall.

Islip Forward, a community activist group that advocates for immigrants' rights, organized the protest to disrupt the town's holiday event. They aimed to amplify their plea for town officials to canc

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