By Democracy Now!
March 31, 2017
Are immigration agents targeting undocumented organizers for
their political work? That is the question many are asking after three
prominent immigrant rights activists in Vermont were jailed by ICE in what
local organizers are calling a clear case of political retaliation. We speak
with Enrique Balcazar and Zully Palacios, who were freed Monday after spending
11 days in jail. Both are leaders of the group Migrant Justice. They were
arrested by undercover ICE agents in Burlington, Vermont, earlier this month as
they were leaving the Migrant Justice office. Balcazar, who is known as Kike,
serves on Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan’s immigration task force, which
was created to respond to the Trump administration’s immigration policies. A
third activist with Migrant Justice, Cesar Alex Carrillo, remains jailed after
he was arrested by ICE earlier. We also speak with immigration attorney Matt
Cameron.[...]
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