Ice ‘politically targeted’ farm worker activist Juarez Zeferino, colleagues say
by Dharna Noor from US news | The Guardian on (#6YFG9)
Detention comes amid Trump crackdown against perceived political enemies, including immigrants and labor leaders
Farm worker activist Alfredo Lelo" Juarez Zeferino, 25, was driving his partner to her job on a tulip farm north of Seattle one March morning when they were pulled over by an unmarked car. A plainclothes agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) emerged and shattered Juarez Zeferino's front window before handcuffing him, his partner said.
The officer drove Juarez Zeferino to a nondescript warehouse - the same one he and other activists had years ago discovered is an unmarked Ice holding facility. After his 25 March detention, dozens gathered outside to demand his release.
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