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Immigrant Activist Arrested For Protesting at ICE Director’s Home, Littering

Immigrant Activist Arrested For Protesting at ICE Director’s Home, Littering

October 12, 2020
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An immigrant rights activist was arrested on Thursday over alleged trespassing and littering on ICE Director Tony Pham‘s lawn during a protest in early September. 
Protesting ICE: Nancy Nguyen, who heads the prominent Vietnamese activist group Vietlead, protested outside Pham’s home in Virginia on Sept. 8, reported WHYY.
  • Demonstrators were protesting the condition of federal immigration detainees, placing signs on his lawn.
  • City police and federal officers apprehended Nguyen in her Philadelphia home around 7:30 p.m., according to a statement from VietLead.
  • Around 50 supporters from VietLead and other organizations flocked to the Philadelphia Police Department headquarters to protest her arrest. 
  • After being held in police custody, Nguyen was released without bail after 5 p.m. the next day.  
  • In response to the protests, Pham said he understands the protesters’ concerns, but denounced that the protest was done in his home and not in his office, reported WRIC.
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Respected leader: The veteran organizer’s release was celebrated by her family, supporters and two of Philadelphia City’s Councilmembers Helen Gym and Kendra Brooks.
  • Upon her release, she was welcomed by hugs and cheers from the crowd waiting for her.
  • “I didn’t know y’all were here, it’s really cold down there and there were a lot of people down there,” the 38-year-old leader was quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer as saying.
  • Ngyuen is thought to be one of Philadelphia’s most respected young leaders, having actively participated in, as well as organized, protests concerning Asian American and Vietnamese communities.
  • In her statement, Nguyen did not address charges against her but noted that “There’s a lot of questions and you’ll be hearing more from us.”
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