ICE Detains Mexican Man Who Sought Sanctuary in Denver Church for Nine Months

A Mexican immigrant named Arturo Hernindez Garcia was arrested Wednesday morning by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Hernindez Garcia had sought sanctuary from deportation at the First Unitarian Society church for nine months until July 2015, when he was told he was no longer a priority for deportation. Supporters of Hernindez Garcia say he has been targeted in part because of his immigration activism. We re-air our interview from Hernindez Garcia in 2015 and speak to Jennifer Piper, interfaith organizer for American Friends Service Committee in Denver and coordinator for the Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition.