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Robert Burruano, a junior at Chaminade High School, said the Scouting program has taught him teamwork, values and perseverance.
McDonald’s manager faces deportation nymity, said they had not heard from him. Rodriguez has no family in Christian Rodriguez, a Vene- the United States, according to zuelan native living in Baldwin, the co-worker, and was issued a was arrested by U.S. Immigra- notice to appear before an tion and Customs Enforcement immigration judge on Oct. 27, agents last month after he where he must make a case for attended a scheduled hearing why he should be allowed to on his pending political asylum remain in the country. A spokesperson for the case, Newsday first reported. Department of Ro d r i g u e z , 5 1 , Homeland Security who worked as a described Rodri manager at a McDonald’s in guez as “a criminal Oceanside, was illegal alien” from taken into custody Ve n e z u e l a w h o Aug. 21 at a Bethentered the U.S. on page immigration a tourist visa that office. re q u i re d h i m t o He first came to leave by June 3, the United States in 2016. December 2015 on a “Nearly 10 years tourist visa that later, he is still illee x p i re d i n Ju n e ERick MARRoquiN gally in the U.S.,” 2 0 1 6 . H e l a t e r attorney, Freeport the spokesperson applied for asylum, said in a statement saying he would to the Herald. face harm if he returned to “Rodriguez’s criminal history Venezuela, according to pub- includes convictions for battery lished reports. and property damage crimes. On the day of his arrest, ICE arrested this illegal alien Rodriguez texted a co-worker on August 21, 2025. “President that he had been unexpectedly Trump and Secretary Noem detained by ICE after his asy- have been clear: Criminal illelum hearing and transported to gal aliens are not welcome in Central Islip. Since then, one the United States,” the spokesco-worker, who spoke with the person, added, referring to Herald on the condition of ano-
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Local teen builds shed for shelter
Eagle Scout project supports the nonprofit Eager to Serve By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
For his Eagle Scout project, Robert Burruano, of Baldwin, zeroed in on something that he knew would make a lasting impact on his community — constructing a storage shed for a local women’s shelter. Burruano, 16, a junior at Chaminade High School in Mineola and a member of Troop 163 in Rockville Centre, said he was inspired after speaking with Levada Felder, executive director of Eager to Serve, a Freeport-based nonprofit that promotes health, welfare and wellbeing for children and families. “I was looking at a couple projects at the time,” Burruano said. “But once I asked Miss Felder, … she said that she wanted to
build a shed for a homeless shelter. That really stood out to me, because all the other places I was thinking about had the funds to do the projects themselves. This was an actual nonprofit place that needed someone to do it.” The project required months of planning, including filling out an Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, with details, measurements and fundraising goals. Burruano raised about $650, with support from community donors. When it came time to build, Burruano led more than a dozen Scouts and volunteers in assembling the shed over the course of about five hours on Aug. 29, after preparing the foundation days earlier. “At first, it was so much fun. Everything Continued on page 2
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