Report reveals that US citizens of the Latino origin have been detained by ICE

A journalistic investigation by the organization ProPublica revealed that more than 170 U.S. citizens were detained by immigration agents during raids and protests, in some cases with the use of brutal violence.

Among those detained were pregnant women, children, and even elected officials.

Nicole Foy, an Ancil Payne Fellow and reporter specializing in immigration and labor for ProPublica, shares the findings of this investigation, which reveals that many of those detained were citizens but of Latin American descent.

As for those detained in all states, there were arrests at protests.

In addition, Nicole Foy, an intern at Ancil Payne, a reporter specializing in immigration and labor, ProPublica, reveals that many of those detained were children and pregnant women.

Other arrests have been violent against vulnerable people such as children with cancer or the elderly.

The federal judge said that if an American citizen is mistakenly detained, they are arrested and released immediately, but Nicole Foy, an intern at Ancil Payne, a reporter specializing in immigration and labor at ProPublica, says that this does not happen in reality.

Nicole Foy, an Ancil Payne fellow and reporter specializing in immigration and labor for ProPublica, talks about another case of a citizen being detained.

Nicole Foy, an intern at Ancil Payne, a reporter specializing in immigration and labor at ProPublica, says that these arbitrary detentions are the result of increased security in our communities.

What has ICE said in response to the findings of this ProPublica study? Let’s hear from Nicole Foy, an intern at Ancil Payne, a reporter specializing in immigration and labor at ProPublica.