A group of about 40 began their journey in the rain in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Manchester. They’ll end up at the Strafford County jail in Dover.
Organizers from several faith-based groups have protested and led prayers outside the Norris Cotton Federal Building for about a year now. They say this action represents a bigger step towards bringing attention to immigration policy in the U.S.
“Our walk also mirrors the trip that an immigrant who is detained at ICE would take, from the ICE building to the detention center in Dover,” says organizer Sarah Jane Knoy of the Granite State Organizing Project.
An interfaith group is leading the action. Father Sam Fuller is with St. Anne – St. Augustin Parish, just a few blocks from ICE offices. He says he’s seen more than one church member detained while going about their day in recent months.
