In a packed Town Board meeting last Tuesday, residents from across the Town of Islip raised their voices in opposition to the Town’s contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, an agreement that allows federal immigration agents to train at a Town-operated shooting range and is set to renew at the end of June.

Sightings were received via Islip Forward's Long Island ICE Tracker in July of ICE and ERO agents training on residential streets adjacent to the Town of Islip Shooting Range, running past daycares, dance studios, and other prominent community areas in military fatigues.

The Long Island ICE Tracker, a groundbreaking community-led digital tool that helps residents stay informed about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, has officially surpassed 180,000 uses, marking a historic milestone in grassroots immigrant protection and public safety. Launched by Islip Forward in 2025, the ICE Tracker empowers Long Islanders to verify sightings of ICE activity in real time, providing rapid alerts that have allowed thousands of immigrant fam