Quote:ICE detains father preparing for his children’s baptisms in Wisconsin raids
"I don’t know why ICE would detain him. He is a hard worker, he provides for our family."
Immigrant communities across 14 counties in Wisconsin were left reeling after roughly 34 undocumented individuals were swept up in what appeared to be seemingly random raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Wisconsin-based immigrant advocacy group Voces de la Frontera said Monday that over the weekend, ICE arrested 11 people in the Madison area, 15 people in Arcadia, three people in Milwaukee and six in Green Bay.
The arrests were made at workplaces, during traffic stops, and even in their own homes. Some members of the Wisconsin immigrant community reported that ICE agents falsely presented themselves as police officers.
Erick Gamboa Chay and his family were getting ready for the day when ICE agents banged on the door of his Milwaukee home, claiming to be the police, and arrested Chay for previously driving without a license. ICE has denied him bond.
Chay’s three children, ages 8,4, and 1, hid in the attic and cried as their father was taken away. They are currently staying with a member of their extended family.
“Now my uncle’s kids keep asking when their dad is going to come back. His youngest son has sickle cell anemia and requires constant care,” Giselle Vera, Chay’s niece, told Voces de la Frontera. “His wife cannot work outside the home because she cares for him and the other two children. This is devastating to his kids and to our family.”
She added, “The middle son is like, ‘So when is he going to come back? When are they going to bring him back? And how do you answer that question when we don’t even know what’s going to happen?”
In Green Bay, ICE arrested six individuals, including a father of eight children and a father preparing for his children’s baptism.
While ICE did not comment on the details of who was arrested and what charges they face, the agency says those arrested “pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security.”
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"pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security.” A bunch of bull crap. ICE does need to be abolished, it it out of hand. I don't know if it was like that during the Obama administration, if it was, shame on them. Either way, ICE needs to go.