Vol. 74/No. 8      March 1, 2010

López said he was one of 62 workers picked up by ICE agents at a roadblock near Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, January 6. The workers were en route to shovel snow at the football stadium when they were detained, fingerprinted, and most were told to return for subsequent immigration hearings. Nine were kept under arrest.

López has joined dozens of the workers at meetings at the Guatemalan consulate in Providence, Rhode Island, to plan their defense. “Some workers were too scared to come to the meetings, but I want to fight for an immigration reform,” he said.

Other speakers at the forum were Dorotea Manuela, of the Boston May Day Committee; Camilo Viveiros, of Jobs With Justice; and Steve Early, a labor activist and author.
 
 
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