Thursday, August 8, 2019

U.S. ICE Deports Ricardo Fierro, A Racine Immigrant Rights Activist To Mexico

Fierro deported without his family getting an official notification by ICE officials.

By H. Nelson Goodson 
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 8, 2019

Racine, WI - The Racine Interfaith Coalition (RIC) confirmed over the weekend on its Facebook page that Ricardo Fierro, 39, from Racine who was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in July 2018 had been deported. The RIC didn't say when Fierro was actually deported, but indicated that Fierro's family wasn't officially notified of his deportation.
Fierro who is undocumented and originally from Mexico is a known community and immigrant rights activist. Fierro was a member of the Racine Interfaith  Coalition, Citizen Acton of Wisconsin (Acción Ciudadana de WI) and former Racine Regional Director for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin.
Fierro lived with his fiancé before his arrest and has five U.S. born children of his own ages, 17, 14, 9, 5 and a 4-month-old and his fiancé has two children ages 16 and 17. 
Fierro also attended J.I. Case High School from I995 to 1999.

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