The co-founder of a staple South Wedge Mexican restaurant has been detained by federal immigration agents.
Omar Ramos Jimenez, 50, is originally from Mexico and has lived in Rochester since 2004. He and his wife founded and ran La Casa on Alexander Street and, before that, operated La Placita at the Public Market.
Family and friends describe him as a father, beloved neighbor and community leader, and accuse Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of lying to Ramos Jimenez in order to get him to their office this week and arrest him…