LA Protest : Families of those detained by ICE demand justice in news conference
Families of warehouse workers detained by ICE on Friday have been speaking at a news conference, demanding justice and due process for their relatives.
Relatives emphasise that those they say were "kidnapped" by ICE - with the support of Los Angeles police - are the breadwinners, upon whom their families depend.
One speaker, Montserrat Arrazola, says she witnessed her father being detained. She describes seeing families of those detained "screaming and crying" and says ICE "should not be allowed in the workplace".
Gabriel Vasquez, who's brother Jacob was arrested, says employers should be held accountable for working with ICE and demands that California's sanctuary status is respected.
For context: Los Angeles is a sanctuary city, which means it does not co-operate with federal immigration enforcement.
The daughter of Mario Romero, who was also arrested on Friday, says she saw ICE putting her father in handcuffs and chaining him from the waist and ankles. She says she hasn't head from him since the
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