In this case, an undercover Danbury police officer picked the 11 men up and told them he was taking them to a worksite, then delivered them to I.C.E. officials, Moshenberg said. For an in-depth interview with Moshenberg check out his interview with the Hat City Blog here.

Andrew Schneider, executive director of the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, applauded a California court’s decision to put on hold new rules that would require companies to fire employees whose names do not match their Social Security numbers. He said Friday that the Department of Homeland Security had been trying to use the “No-Match” rule as a tool in immigration enforcement when it’s full of inconsistencies. He said the Social Security Administration is not supposed to be in the business of immigration enforcement.

David Lenzner, a Trinity College student from Stop the Raids!, said the “No-Match” program “directly targets hardworking men and women in an effort to destruct union forces.” He said I.C.E., like the “No-Match” program intends to keep workers from fighting for decent wages and conditions while “inducing terror in our community here in Hartford as well as all over the nation.”

Lenzer encouraged the public to attend a “Free the Danbury 11” parade on Monday, Oct. 15. He said supporters will meet at the Trinfo Café at 7 a.m. and at 7:30 a.m. start marching toward Hartford’s U.S. District Court, 450 Main St.