Westchester Community Advocates for Detained Volunteer Firefighter Milton Guamigra
CBS New YorkSeptember 5, 20252 min1,653 views
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- π A Westchester family and community are rallying to secure the release of Milton Guamigra, a volunteer firefighter and father detained by ICE for over a week.
- π His daughter, Guag Marigra, describes their limited contact via phone from the Calhoun County Correctional Center in Michigan.
Circumstances of Detention
- π¨ Milton Guamigra was detained in front of his Portchester home last Tuesday while leaving for work early.
- β He was apprehended after inquiring about agents present in his neighborhood, only to be told they were looking for him.
Background and Advocacy
- π₯ Guamigra has served as a volunteer firefighter in Portchester for seven years and worked as a marble installer for over two decades.
- π Despite living in the US for most of his life and entering illegally in 2004, he has an open deportation case and has been seeking citizenship for two years.
- π£οΈ The fire department, mayor's office, and the village of Portchester have actively advocated for his release, holding meetings to seek federal support.
- βοΈ His family feels the detention portrayed him as a criminal, which they state is inaccurate.
- π‘ The community is making a plea for him to be allowed to stay with his family in Portchester.
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