Queens officials demand that Bulova Corporate Center operators no longer let ICE agents stage on its grounds
Queens elected officials are demanding that Bulova Corporate Center management stop allowing ICE agents to use the facility's parking lot as a staging ground. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other local leaders expressed frustration over the lack of a response to their requests. The site serves as a community business hub.
Fuming Queens elected officials say they have yet to receive a straight answer to letters sent to the Bulova Corporate Center’s management urging the community business hub to prohibit ICE from staging agents in its parking lot. Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas and other local officials, including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and City Council Member Tiffany...
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