"A deacon at a church in Brooklyn was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week. Sebastian Renoj Ordoñez, originally from Guatemala, was arrested Thursday as part of an immigration raid in Bensonhurst. Council Member Susan Zhuang said ICE has been in the neighborhood almost every day last week. "It's [heartbreaking] for me. Most of them, they're not criminals but ICE just detains people without checking their background," Zhuang said Friday"
"Video reportedly shows an ICE vehicle waiting outside the deacon's building where federal officials detained several people. According to Ordoñez's friends and family, he has no history of violence and has spent decades serving his community. NBC New York reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment, but have not heard back."
Sebastian Renoj Ordoñez, a deacon at a Brooklyn church originally from Guatemala, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during an immigration raid in Bensonhurst. ICE arrested him Thursday amid repeated enforcement activity in the neighborhood. Council Member Susan Zhuang reported an almost-daily ICE presence the previous week and described the detentions as heartbreaking, saying many detained people are not criminals and that ICE does not check backgrounds. Video reportedly shows an ICE vehicle waiting outside the deacon's building while federal officials detained several people. Friends and family say Ordoñez has no history of violence and has spent decades serving his community. NBC New York contacted the Department of Homeland Security for comment but received no response.
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