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IAM Union leadership and members joined community advocates and immigrant rights organizations in a rally outside the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma Wash., demanding the immediate release of Maximo Londonio, a longtime IAM Local 695 (District 160) member who is being wrongfully detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Londonio, a lead forklift driver at Crown Cork & Seal in Olympia, Wash., has been a member of the IAM for more than seven years. The 42-year-old green card holder and father of three was arrested by immigration agents on May 16 after returning from a trip to the Philippines to visit family. He has since been transferred to the Tacoma detention facility, where he remains separated from his wife and children.
“I want Maximo and his family to know that his union fully supports him,” said IAM Union International President Brian Bryant. “We will be here for whatever it takes for as long as it takes. We want Max free now!”
HOW YOU CAN HELP: Donate to help with Maximo’s legal fees and support his family
“Maximo belongs at home with his family,” said IAM Western Territory General Vice President Robert “Bobby” Martinez. “We are asking everyone to stand with our brother and help bring him home.”
The IAM Union has been actively working to provide support to the Londonio family and continues to speak out against politically motivated immigration enforcement and will continue fighting for the rights and dignity of all workers.
To view photos from the event, click here.
