immigrants - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T07:57:11Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/immigrantsOcean Ridge: Massive law enforcement presence responds to immigrants near beachhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/ocean-ridge-massive-law-enforcement-presense-detains-immigrants-n2021-08-27T16:28:25.000Z2021-08-27T16:28:25.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><div style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-align:center;">
<div style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9492665298,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9492665298,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9492665298?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a>The boat used to ferry the immigrants to the shore provided a point of interest for curious neighbors in Ocean Ridge on Aug. 26.</em></div>
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<div style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-align:center;"><em>Multiple law enforcement agencies responded around 9:15 p.m. Aug. 26 after a fishing boat with at least a dozen immigrants came ashore in Ocean Ridge. Because of the number of immigrants on the boat, the Department of Homeland Security requested assistance from local law enforcement. Personnel from Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Boynton Beach Police Department, Ocean Ridge Police and other agencies responded and took part in the apprehension of at least a dozen men, women and children.</em></div>
<div style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-align:center;"><em>Aviation, ground, canine, ATV, beach patrol and marine units were all part of the response, including 13 Boynton Beach Police units.</em></div>
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<div style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9492659096,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9492659096,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9492659096?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="617" /></a><em>A man, woman and child are escorted across Old Ocean Blvd. after being found in a sea-grape hedge.</em></div>
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<div style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9492661488,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9492661488,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9492661488?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="651" /></a><em>The corner of Old Ocean Blvd. and Adams Rd. in Ocean Ridge was the center of activity for the multi-agency response.</em></div>
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<div style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9492663280,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9492663280,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9492663280?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="700" /></a><em>Two officers run to a squad car after a PBSO helicopter identified a potential hiding spot for the immigrants.</em></div>
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<p> Immigrants have landed on Manalapan’s shores several times during the last year, and perhaps it isn’t by chance.</p>
<p> Authorities are beginning to believe that the town has something the migrants are looking for: taxis for hire.</p>
<p> It turns out that, even in the wee hours before daybreak, Manalapan can be a great place to get a cab.</p>
<p> “The immigrants have cellphones and they are arranging to be picked up on A1A,” says Chief Carmen Mattox. “That’s one of the reasons they choose our location — because we’re so close to A1A. They come right off the beach, they have a cab waiting for them and they’re gone out of the area.”</p>
<p> Mattox says immigrants who landed in the town on Jan. 16 came armed with cellphones, knew who to call and quickly summoned a taxi for a ride.</p>
<p> “Basically, we located three of them in the back of a cab and turned them immediately over to Border Patrol,” Mattox told commissioners during their Jan. 28 meeting.</p>
<p> When it comes to human smuggling and immigration law, the federal government has priority, so U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement takes the lead when migrants come ashore. Federal agents arrested 17 people after the predawn landing in Manalapan. They were believed to have been smuggled in a vessel from the Bahamas and included 16 Haitians and a Jamaican.</p>
<p> Mattox says his officers have to work well with other agencies when landings occur. Besides federal authorities, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and county Fire Department play important roles.</p>
<p> He said it’s up to the federal agencies to look into the ties between taxi drivers and this type of cab call. “We turn that over to Border Patrol and they investigate it.” </p>
<p> “What we try to do is make sure there is no immigrant on private property in our community,” Mattox said. “We make sure that our residents are secure.”</p>
<p> Town Manager Linda Stumpf said it might be possible to alert oceanfront residents by group email when police learn of beach landings by migrants: “We’ll see if there’s something we can do.”</p>
<p> Mattox said he knows of no case where a migrant tried to break in to a Manalapan residence. Generally, they’re trying to get out of the town as fast as they can.</p>
<p> “We’ve had them outside the beach homes,” he said, “but never had one enter a home.”</p></div>Boca goes Hollywood for Caridad galahttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-goes-hollywood-for2010-11-03T20:09:40.000Z2010-11-03T20:09:40.000ZScott Simmonshttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/ScottSimmons<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img style="width:416px;height:277px;" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960308881,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="" /></p>
<br /><br />By Scott Simmons <br /><br />It’s the classic immigrant story. <br />A young man comes to New York from India to gain an education. He prospers, but never forgets his homeland, and never forgets what it’s like to be a stranger in a new land.<br />It also is the story of Sanjiv Sharma, who will co-host this year’s Caridad Center gala with his other half, Nadine Allen.<br />“Caridad in particular is close to my heart because I am a first-generation immigrant and I know how difficult it is for a first-generation family to come in here,” says Sharma, who lives in Highland Beach.<br />The 10th annual gala, which is Nov. 19 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, has as its theme “Golden Age of Hollywood.”<br />“Mark your calendars for an exceptional, elegant evening,” Allen said in a statement. “But you may have to watch out for the paparazzi.”<br />Fun aside, the Caridad Center operates free medical and dental clinics west of Boynton Beach that provide health services to the uninsured, working poor families of Palm Beach County. The center literally has treated thousands of people since its founding in a trailer 17 years ago.<br />“In this economy, the social cost of unemployment is huge,” Sharma said. “A safety net like this benefits the whole community. It’s been an easy charity to get involved with.”<br />Sharma came to the United States from India about 30 years ago to study at Columbia University. <br />He took a year off from school because of finances, and found a position with a Wall Street firm. He now is a partner in AVM, which manages a hedge fund. He also has been involved with fund-raising for the Community Foundation.<br />Allen, who was born in Argentina, had a clothing boutique on Worth Avenue for many years, Sharma said, but now devotes herself to raising her 16-year-old daughter. Allen also has been involved with the charity Share Our Strength, which has a goal of ending childhood hunger.<br />How will Sharma and Allen dress for a Hollywood-themed ball?<br />“Nadine is very stylish,” Sharma says. “I may go with<br />a Bollywood theme.”<br /><br />The Caridad Center’s gala, “Golden Age of Hollywood,” starts at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. There will be silent and live auctions. Tickets: $250. Phone: 853-1622. <br /></div>