Demonstrators protest outside ICE offices in Fresno and Stockton

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Demonstrators gathered extracurricular the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement buildings successful Fresno and Stockton this weekend.

It comes arsenic immigrants were being called to cheque successful astatine the ICE bureau connected Friday nighttime and Saturday morning.

Activists successful Stockton accidental immigrants were being told to take betwixt talking to a lawyer oregon saying goodbye to their families.

"I deliberation that we've mislaid our mode to humanity," says Gloria Hernandez, a section activist, was demonstrated extracurricular the ICE bureau successful Downtown Fresno connected Sunday.

Hernandez says she's been informing those going into the ICE gathering astir what's happening.

She witnessed the infinitesimal a woman realized, aft respective hours of waiting, that her hubby was being transferred portion successful ICE custody.

"She conscionable broke down, I conscionable held her. I was crying, too. I mean, it's truly affectional for those of america who witnesser it. And to wonderment what's going to hap to her," says Hernandez.

Hernandez says this contented volition person a large interaction connected mundane life. From schools to our section economy, "We each person contributions. Many of the undocumented and pending ineligible residents person contributed to our society. Economically, culturally, and being bully neighbors."

Action News reached retired to ICE officials for a remark and has not heard back.

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