Protesters in small New York village march to Trump border czar's home over family's ICE detention
Around a thousand protesters marched outside White House border czar Tom Homan’s home in Sacket Harbor, New York, on Saturday, calling for the release of three children and their mother who were detained by immigration agents at a nearby dairy farm late last month.
SACKETS HARBOR, New York — Around a thousand protesters marched outside White House border czar Tom Homan’s home in a small New York village Saturday, calling for the release of three children and their mother who were detained by immigration agents at a nearby dairy farm late last month.
Donning signs criticizing the family's detention and chanting, “Bring them home," protesters in Sackets Harbor made the more than 2-mile round-trip march from a nearby park to Homan’s personal residence.
The march began with a rally organized by the Jefferson County Democratic Committee, which included a written statement from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said she was “heartbroken and angry” by the family’s detainment.
A handful of counter-protesters joined the march outside Homan’s home, but the demonstrations remained peaceful. Organizers said they were surprised by the large turnout.
“We’ve seen it occur right in the last 60 days across the country, but when it happens in your backyard, I think that’s what garners people’s attention,” Jefferson County Democratic Committee chair Corey Decillis said.
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