ICE arrests undocumented Guatemalan man at Cincinnati Kroger; community calls for release
Jun 17, 2025 · Blue Ash, OH, Guatemala

On May 31, 2025, ICE agents arrested Alonzo Tomas Mendez, a 34-year-old Guatemalan immigrant, while he was shopping at a Kroger store in East Price Hill, Cincinnati. Mendez was taken into custody and left his partner and four children in a parked car. He has been held in Butler County Jail with an ICE hold pending immigration proceedings. Faith leaders, community advocates, and church members have called for his release on bond, citing his three years of residence in the U.S., active participation in his evangelical church, and lack of criminal record. His immigration hearings have been postponed.
Timeline
Jun 17, 2025—Faith leaders and community advocates called for Mendez's release on bond; immigration hearings remained postponed
May 31, 2025—ICE agents arrested Alonzo Tomas Mendez at Kroger in East Price Hill while shopping; he was transported to Butler County Jail with ICE hold
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