Protestors Declare ‘Total Victory’ as Staten Island Illegal Immigrant Shelter Shut Down

‘They say you can’t fight City Hall, but right here we have a huge win for the people.’

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella at a Aug. 29 protest ouside a Catholic school that was converted into a shelter for illegal immigrants. Courtesy of the Office of the Staten Island Borough President

An illegal immigrant shelter set up at a shuttered Catholic school in the middle of a small, quiet Staten Island neighborhood that became the center of controversy after residents reported litter, foul odors, and increases in crime, has been shut down.

“This is a total and complete victory,” Mark Fonte, a lawyer who represented Staten Island residents in fighting against the illegal immigrants being housed in the small community, told The Epoch Times. “The migrants have been bussed out and the building is empty.”