The mayor of Denver issued a harsh rebuke of President Donald Trump‘s administration following Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s arrest of Jeanette Vizguerra, a criminal illegal immigrant who is a prominent immigrant rights activist in Colorado.
Mayor Mike Johnston said the Trump administration’s decision to go after Vizguerra, who hid in a church to avoid arrest for years prior to Trump’s second term, was comparable to actions seen in Russia.
“Jeanette Vizguerra is a mom of American citizens, a Target employee, a nonprofit leader and an immigration reform advocate with no violent criminal history,” Johnston said in a statement posted to X. “Her detainment is not about safety. This is Putin-style persecution of political dissidents.”
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Local news outlets reported Tuesday morning that Vizguerra, a Mexican citizen, was
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