Seven people were arrested by ICE at a single address in Madison Oct. 2, raising concerns from individuals in the community and immigration advocacy organizations, according to a report from The Wisconsin Examiner.
The Madison Police Department was not made aware of the arrests before their occurrence, according to The Cap Times. The immigrant advocacy organization Voces De La Frontera, told The Wisconsin Examiner that there were multiple calls to their hotline the morning of the arrests.
The majority of the people who were detained had no criminal history or allegations against them, statewide organizing director of Voces De La Frontera Luis Velasquez said. Further, he said that a vast amount of the people who live in that neighborhood are Hispanic, Latino or a person of color…