An employee of Bread Garden Market in Iowa City was taken into immigration enforcement custody this afternoon, according to immigrant advocacy group Escucha Mi Voz. The group stated Jorge Gonzalez Ochoa was arrested by two federal agents in plain clothes.Gonzalez Ochoa and his wife moved to Iowa City from Colombia last November and live with their baby in the Catholic Worker House. He was reportedly working to apply for asylum and wore an ankle monitor for ICE tracking. Gonzalez Ochoa is currently held in the Linn County Jail on an ICE hold.In a statement, Escucha Mi Voz said the actions taken were “unprovoked and dangerous.” The group added, “We demand Jorge’s immediate release and an end to the violent tactics of ICE that put our communities at risk.”KCCI reached out to ICE for a response and is awaiting a reply.Escucha Mi Voz shared the video above. It is unclear if the video was edited before received by KCCI. » Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
IOWA CITY, Iowa —
An employee of Bread Garden Market in Iowa City was taken into immigration enforcement custody this afternoon, according to immigrant advocacy group Escucha Mi Voz. The group stated Jorge Gonzalez Ochoa was arrested by two federal agents in plain clothes.
Gonzalez Ochoa and his wife moved to Iowa City from Colombia last November and live with their baby in the Catholic Worker House. He was reportedly working to apply for asylum and wore an ankle monitor for ICE tracking.
Gonzalez Ochoa is currently held in the Linn County Jail on an ICE hold.
In a statement, Escucha Mi Voz said the actions taken were “unprovoked and dangerous.”
The group added, “We demand Jorge’s immediate release and an end to the violent tactics of ICE that put our communities at risk.”
KCCI reached out to ICE for a response and is awaiting a reply.
Escucha Mi Voz shared the video above. It is unclear if the video was edited before received by KCCI.
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