Alabama immigrants were detained during scheduled check in meetings with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in central Alabama Wednesday, according to advocates.

Immigration advocates say they saw about seven people detained outside of the ICE office in Homewood Wednesday. The immigrants had arrived for what they thought were routine meetings.

“It was people who have been checking in, who’ve been following the law, that have been doing everything they’re supposed to be doing to maintain their case,” said Allison Hamilton, executive director of the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice.

Hamilton spoke with detainees who said they had seen at least 50 other detainees in Birmingham’s ICE office in Homewood. Her group also received reports of up to 18 immigrants being detained duri

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