LIVERMORE — At least 200 residents and demonstrators Wednesday night gathered at a rally to demand the release of a Livermore father who was detained by immigration officials last week.

The family of Miguel Angel Lopez gathered with fellow residents at the downtown Livermorium Plaza, waving signs with messages such as “Free Miguel” and “Bring Miguel Home.”

Immigration officials detained the man last Tuesday when he was reporting in San Francisco, his family said, which is a routine checkup Lopez did as part of his process toward citizenship.

A Livermore local, Lopez, 47, has lived in California for 27 years, after emigrating from Mexico. His wife, Rosa Lopez, said he is currently held in a detention facility in MacFarland in Southern California. His family said he worked as a welder and

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