ICE RAID ON ROCHESTER ROOFERS DISRUPTED BY 100+ PROTESTERS

Protesters gathered in Rochester, N.Y., after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents moved to arrest roofing contractors at a home on Sept. 9. More than 100 people, including immigration advocates, faith leaders and local officials, responded after a rapid response network alerted the community; reports say one worker was arrested while two others remained on the roof. Advocates and local leaders said ICE lacked warrants and disputed the agency's account, while ICE identified the arrested man as Jacinto Mayncela Guallpa from Ecuador and said others fled to a rooftop. The article notes the roofing industry's heavy reliance on foreign-born labor and connects enforcement actions to wider workforce shortages and calls for immigration reform.