Two Guatemalans swept up in New Bedford ICE operation - The New Bedford Light

A family in New Bedford, Massachusetts lives in turmoil after one of their own was arrested by federal agents in front of their home when they went to work. According to local organizations, this case would be one of several arrests that were recorded on Monday during new ICE operations that now keep the community in silo. The family of the Guatemalan immigrant who would be one of those detainees says that he went out to wait for them to pick hi…

Two Guatemalans swept up in New Bedford ICE operation - The New Bedford Light

NEW BEDFORD — Two Guatemalan men — one of whom is waiting for a kidney transplant — never made it to work at a seafood processing plant on Monday. Marvin Yobani Chitic Us, 30, and Justo Rufino Chitic Us, 33, both undocumented immigrants without any criminal history in Massachusetts, were allegedly taken into custody by federal agents before their early-morning shift at Oceans Fleet, where they have worked for years processing scallops. Though th…