The League of Iowa Human & Civil Rights Agencies

The Lucero de America Foundation has its origins in the community mourning and outrage that followed the ambush and death of an unarmed Ecuadorean immigrant, Marcelo Lucero, in Patchogue in November 2008. The seven Patchogue-Medford High School students accused of baiting, beating and dealing a fatal knife blow to Mr. Lucero are on trial, but unease among the immigrant population persists.

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