About a dozen people gathered at Marydale Park in St. Paul Thursday evening for a candlelight vigil to support the families of several men from a roofing crew who were arrested by immigration agents that morning.
Residents of St. Paul’s North End neighborhood saw unmarked vehicles parked outside their homes around 8:30 a.m., and federal agents entering a house in the 1200 block of Matilda Street, according to State Rep. Athena Hollins. The agents wore bulletproof vests, and some had their faces partially covered with cloth, according to videos and photos taken by neighbors and sent to Hollins, who shared them with Sahan Journal.
“We need to know who is dragging our neighbors away, I think that is the bare minimum,” said Hollins, a DFLer who represents the area.
St. Paul resident Nicholas Lilienthal said he saw a man hiding in his backyard Thursday morning as federal agents with “ICE” (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and “HSI” (Homeland Security Investigations) on their vests looked for him…