In its recent raids in Chicago, ICE disappeared community leader William Gimenez after the Venezuelan-American joined a lawsuit against the abuse of day laborers by off-duty Chicago police working as security at Home Depot. Mari Torrealba, Gimenez’ wife, joined protests calling for Gimenez’s release. ICE has not revealed where they are holding him.

The kidnapping of this brave advocate is no accident. “He’s again been profiled, not only for being a Spanish-speaking person in another country, but for being someone who exposed racism and abuse of power in the United States,” said Kevin L. Herrera, the legal director of Raise the Floor Alliance and attorney for Gimenez.

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(Taken from an email sent to me by Never Again Action. Emphasis original.)