Originally published by The Washington Post
The Latest on a Connecticut protest by supporters of an Ecuadorian man facing deportation (all times local):
11:20 a.m.
Dozens of supporters of a man from Ecuador facing deportation have ended a protest at the federal building in Hartford, Connecticut, where some of them chained themselves to each other and trash cans filled with sand.
The four-hour demonstration Friday morning was in support of 44-year-old Nelson Pinos, who was ordered to leave the U.S. a few weeks before Christmas last year. He instead sought sanctuary in a New Haven church where he still lives.
No arrests were reported.
Pinos has been living in the U.S. illegally since 1992. He is married and the father of three U.S. citizen children.
His supporters are demanding that federal immigration authorities grant a stay of his deportation order and allow him to be with his family in time for the holidays.
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9:32 a.m.
Supporters of a man from Ecuador facing deportation, some chained to trash cans filled with sand, have blocked the doors of the federal building in Hartford, Connecticut.
About 20 people holding signs and banners sat down in front of the building Friday morning in support of 44-year-old Nelson Pinos.
They are demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement allow Pinos to go home to his family in time for the holidays.
Pinos was ordered to leave the U.S. a few weeks before Christmas last year. He instead sought sanctuary in a New Haven church.
The New Haven resident has been living in the U.S. illegally since 1992. He is married and the father of three American citizen children.
Supporters say his situation has caused “urgent and documented” psychological harm to his children.
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