Politics & Government
WATCH: Mariachi Restaurant Employees Arrested, Groups Protest at Courthouse
The Stow location is open, but because many employees are still in jail and cannot make bail, the other Summit and Stark County locations remain closed.
On Aug. 16, officials went to Owner Miguel Castro's six restaurants and started handcuffing employees — including the owner.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports that 35 employees were arrested for allegedly being in the country illegally.
Hundreds from HOLA, a grassroots Hispanic organization from Ohio, rallied at the Summit County Courthouse Thursday.
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"The raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is separating families and 'ripping apart the bonds between children and their parents," HOLA spokeswoman Veronica Dahlberg said in an Akron Beacon Journal story.
The and Chapel Hill locations remains open, but the location in and three other restaurants are still closed.
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For more information, read the entire Akron Beacon Journal article.
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