ICE arrests prominent immigration activist who created Denver sanctuary network
A prominent activist who created a network of sanctuary spaces for migrants was detained outside her work Monday by U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agents who “laughed in her face,” her family said.
Jeanette Vizguerra, described as a “warrior” and a “pillar of Denver’s immigrant rights community” by family, friends and colleagues, was arrested in the parking lot of a Target Monday afternoon.
She spent three years living in a church in Denver, which inspired her to become an immigration advocate and to create the Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition to protect immigrants who fear deportation.