Justice for Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez Zeferino
Violently & Unjustly Detained by I.C.E. on March 25, 2025
Farmworker leader Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez remains in ICE custody at the NW Detention Center.
His next Immigration Hearing date is July 14th. Keep an eye on our socials linked below for the latest information and calls to action.
Stay connected to follow Lelo’s case and up-to-date solidarity actions:
Farmworker union leaders are being targeted
Together we can stand against this unjustice
On the morning of March 25, 2025 local farmworker leader and organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino, better known as Lelo, was detained violently by ICE. He was on his way to drop off his partner at her work place, and ICE agents broke his car window when he tried to exercise his rights. We feel this is a targeted attack on Farmworker leadership, and we must not allow this to continue.
Lelo’s leadership and activism have been vital in protecting farmworkers and immigrants rights and well-being. In Skagit Valley, he has long worked with flower farmworkers to advocate for fair wages and safer working conditions.
Currently, Lelo remains in detention at the NW ICE Processing Center (previously known as the NW Detention Center) in Tacoma Washington. Community to Community secured him legal representation, who are proactively using every legal tool available to protect his rights and work towards his release. Our team is in touch with him on a daily basis, and continues to offer support as he navigates this process.
For press inquiries, please call Liz Darrow at (360) 220-9065
Resources
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Reports on ICE Air Operations, the international network of for-profit, privately chartered deportation flights run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement | University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights
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WA Immigrant Solidarity Network
Latinos en Spokane Immigrant Services
News coverage:
Ice ‘politically targeted’ farm worker activist Juarez Zeferino, colleagues say | The Guardian
Sindicatos y activistas alzan la voz contra detención de Juárez y Dixon por ICE | Latino Herald
Hundreds rally at ICE center in Tacoma after detention of union members | KUOW
ICE arrests WA farmworker activist in Sedro-Woolley | Seattle Times
Farmworker activist Alfredo Juarez detained by ICE | King 5 News
Supporters, politicians decry Northwest Washington activist's ICE detention | Cascadia Daily News
Denuncian detención violenta de dirigente ñuu savi en Washington | La Jornada
ICE Detained Activist Farmworker Alfredo Juarez Zeferino | The Stranger
I.C.E. picks up Ferndale farmworkers | Lynden Tribune
Residents urge Mount Vernon council to strengthen commitment to immigrant protections | Go Skagit
Whatcom County labor activist who was detained by ICE agents transferred to Tacoma facility | Bellingham Herald
ICE detains leader of farmworker union in northwest Washington state | KUOW
Detienen agentes migratorios a líder ñuu savi de Guerrero en EU | Quadratin Guerrero
ICE detiene a líder campesino en Washington; organizaciones exigen su liberación | Latino Herald
Prominent Northwest Washington immigration activist detained by ICE | Cascadia Daily News