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Source: The Maine Campus

During Día de los Muertos on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, the Caribbean & Latinx Student Alliance (CALSA) held a vigil to commemorate the lives of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and others who died in connection with immigration enforcement in Orono, Maine. Tyler Bridges / Maine Campus Caribbean and Latinx Student Alliance organizes ICE vigil By Arianna Perdomo on November 9, 2026 On Monday, Nov. 2, the Caribbean and Latinx Student Alliance (CALSA) met between the Fogler Library and the Memorial Union to hold a vigil honoring lives lost to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). During the offering ceremony, CALSA officers and faculty spoke about the importance of having these events for the Latin community in the face of ICE brutality. CALSA officer Sofia Carrasquillo opened the series of speeches by thanking everyone for stopping by and emphasizing what the vigil represented.

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