Last week, well-known labor organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino – nicknamed Lelo – announced he would “voluntarily depart” after being held for months in Tacoma’s ICE processing center.

KUOW Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez was there when Zeferino’s lawyer told supporters outside the ICE facility what Lelo had decided.

Guest:
KUOW Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

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Last week, well-known labor organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino &ndash; nicknamed Lelo &ndash; announced he would &ldquo;voluntarily depart&rdquo; after being held for months in Tacoma&rsquo;s ICE processing center.
KUOW Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter Gustavo Sagrero &Aacute;lvarez was there when Zeferino&rsquo;s lawyer told supporters outside the ICE facility what Lelo had decided.
Guest:
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<li>KUOW Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter Gustavo Sagrero &Aacute;lvarez</li>
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Related stories:
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<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-farm-labor-organizer-lelo-juarez-zeferino-ends-his-deportation-fight">WA farm labor organizer ends his deportation fight after 4 months in ICE detention - KUOW</a><a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/gustavo-sagrero-alvarez"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/union-farmworker-organizer-lelo-denied-bond-to-leave-tacoma-immigrant-lockup">Union farmworker organizer 'Lelo' denied bond to leave Tacoma ICE lockup - KUOW</a><a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/gustavo-sagrero-alvarez"></a></li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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Last week, well-known labor organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino – nicknamed Lelo – announced he would “voluntarily depart” after being held for months in Tacoma’s ICE processing center.

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