East Bay vigil honors those who died in ICE custody on Dia de los Muertos

The Brief

  • Dozens gathered in Concord to honor 25 people who have died in ICE custody this year.
  • Organizers urged the Trump administration to end its immigration crackdown and improve detention conditions.

CONCORD, Calif. On Dia de los Muertos – or the Day of the Dead – dozens of people gathered at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord to honor 25 people who have died in ICE detention this year.

Speakers read the names of each person aloud, while others held signs listing their names, birthplaces, and places of death.

The vigil was hosted by grassroots activist group Indivisible ReSisters Contra Costa and advocacy organization Detention Watch Network as part of the national “Communities Not Cages” Day of Action.

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