by Laura Glesby The New Haven independent
The 18-year-old Wilbur Cross junior whom ICE captured last week has been transferred to an unknown detention center, according to an advocate — leaving his lawyers searching for his whereabouts.
The teenager, Esdras R., is an immigrant from Central America. According to city and school officials, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents seized Esdras on Monday, July 21.
ICE has not responded to an inquiry about why they have taken him.
According to Tabitha Sookdeo, the executive director of CT Students For A Dream, Esdras’ last known location was at a detention facility in Plymouth, Mass., but he was transferred on Monday, July 28, to another undisclosed location.
“Unfortunately, he was transferred and we have no idea where he is,” Sookdeo said in a text message. “So lawyers are working desperately to locate him.”
In the meantime, community members are rallying around Esdras. CT Students for a Dream is seeking to raise $10,000 to support Esdras’ legal defense and advocacy. As of the publication time of this article, the organization has raised nearly $2,000.
Additionally, activists are planning to gather at Wilbur Cross for a rally and press conference on Wednesday, July 30, at 3 p.m.
Organizers of Wednesday’s press conference include SEIU 1973, CT For All, CT Students for a Dream, Greater Danbury Unites for Immigrants, New Haven Immigrant Coalition, New Haven Federation of Teachers, Shoreline Indivisible, Trust Act NOW! Coalition, and Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA).
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