ICE Defends Detention, Deportation of Soldotna Family as Vigils Held and Lawmakers Probe Agency Actions

Communities to hold vigils for deported Soldotna family

A vigil for immigrant justice will be held in Homer on Wednesday. Another will be held Sunday evening at Soldotna Creek Park.

ICE defends detention, deportation of Soldotna family as vigils held and lawmakers probe agency actions

The mother “is now facing the consequences of making the decision to not follow that lawful order to report to ICE,” a spokesperson for the agency said.

Lawmakers respond after ICE detains mother, children in Soldotna

In Juneau, lawmakers are discussing the detention of children by ICE agents in our state. As Your Alaska Link reports, this comes after a mother, and her children were detained in Soldotna.