Federal immigration officers arrested a woman outside Trinity Food Mart in Durham on Thursday, Nov. 5. Siembra NC believed agents were seeking a specific person.
The arrest took place at a corner store across from a school. Siembra NC viewed the operation as targeted.
A Stop Outside Trinity Food Mart
Enlace Latino NC reported that the detention occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 5 at Trinity Food Mart, 402 W. Trinity Avenue. When that account went up, her name, the reason for the stop, and where she had been taken were not publicly confirmed.
Siembra NC told Enlace Latino that three Homeland Security Investigations agents, a division of ICE, arrived in vehicles with tinted windows, including two black Nissan Altimas, and arrested a woman after approaching her vehicle. Siembra volunteers confirmed that an unmarked vehicle had been left behind by an officer…