After Beloved Tamale Vendor Arrested By ICE, Neighbors Vow To Keep Her Stand Going

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BACK OF THE YARDS — Neighbors lined up Friday morning at a stand in Back of the Yards, looking to get food from the well-known Laura’s Tamales stand.

But this time, the familiar face of Laura Murillo, a mother of three, was not there to greet them. Instead, neighbors and organizers had taken over the stand near West 47th Street and South Western Avenue, raising funds to support Murillo after immigration agents arrested her Thursday morning.

“This is what it’s going to take – people coming together,” said Berto Aguayo, founder of local nonprofit Increase the Peace.

Aguayo, a native of Back of the Yards, and other organizers bought out Friday’s t