Overview
- Eight adults were taken into custody Wednesday morning at Optimo Car Wash on Dixwell Avenue, according to Mayor Lauren Garrett.
- Garrett called the operation “outrageous,” said some detainees are parents of school-aged children, and directed staff to identify them to notify families.
- ICE has not responded to requests for comment, and advocates with Unidad Latina en Acción are working to connect those detained with legal representation.
- A neighbor’s account and store video show agents arriving quickly as workers attempted to flee before being detained and escorted to vehicles.
- The action prompted immediate reactions from Hamden’s mayoral candidates, who voiced differing views from condemnation to calls for due process and more information.