Syracuse, N.Y. - Over 80 people gathered in Clinton Square on Monday evening to protest against the detention of Syracuse residents by ICE.

Chants of ‘bring them home’ rang out in the otherwise quiet city center as a series of local officials and union leaders spoke to attendees.

Some shed tears as they reflected on the holiday spirit seizing the city despite the fact that some community members would not be there to see the celebrations. Instead, they are locked in detention facilities around the country.

The primary focuses of the protest were Alcibiades “Alex” Lazaro Ramirez Gonzalez and Yannier “Yan” Vazquez Hidalgo , a pair of SUNY Upstate Medical Center workers who were detained before a hearing in October at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Mattydale.

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