About 50 demonstrators gathered Thursday, April 30, outside a Citizens Bank branch in Great Neck, calling on the financial institution to cut ties with private prison companies they say support federal immigration detention.
The rally, held in the afternoon at the intersection of Middle Neck Road and Grace Avenue, was part of a coordinated national day of action organized by Bend the Arc Jewish Action and T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. Similar demonstrations took place in 17 cities across the country, according to organizers.
