Farmworker activist Alfredo Juarez detained by ICE

The 25-year-old activist is being held in the Northwest ICE processing facility in Tacoma, according to the agency’s records.

TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington farmworker activist has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Alfredo Juarez, also known as Lelo, is being held in the Northwest ICE processing facility in Tacoma, according to the agency’s records. Juarez is a longtime activist for Washington farmworkers and advocate of immigrant rights, according to the union UFCW 3000. 

Community to Community Development, a Bellingham group, says 25-year-old Juarez was arrested in Sedro-Woolley on Tuesday morning while dropping off his partner at work.

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