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Whatcom County farmworker advocate detained by ICE officials

A farmworker advocate in Whatcom County has been detained by federal immigration officials. lfredo Juarez Zeferino was arrested Tuesday morning by ICE officials who stopped him in his vehicle, according to multiple news reports.

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Freddy Monares has covered politics, housing inequalities and Native American communities for a newspaper and a public radio station in Montana. He grew up in East Los Angeles, California, and moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2015 with the goal of growing in his career. Get in touch at fmonares@knkx.org.