WILLIAMSTOWN — Immigration documentation "should not determine a human life," said Fernando Leon to a group of Berkshire County residents during a candlelight vigil on Sunday before detailing the final hours of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's life.

A large paper lists the names of people recently killed during ICE or CBP operations. The deaths had “many of us feeling shocked and appalled," said Carol Stein-Payne.

Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE agent during a July 7 traffic stop in Houston, according to authorities.

"Lorenzo's wife packed his lunch and coffee ... less than an hour later an ICE agent fatally shot him," Leon said to the more than 50 people gathered on the front steps and lawn of the First Congregational Church in Williamstown.

As speakers shared the stories of people recently killed during ICE operations, Leon, of Berkshire Interfaith Organizing, and members of the Peace and Protest Singers handed out candle votives outside the Main Street church, where the group rehearses. The singers led the crowd in folk songs, including Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" and “Deportee."

Leon and resident Elizabeth Goodman led the group in sharing stories about the recent deaths, some that were written out on a poster, including two who were killed this month within a week of each other by federal officers: Joan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, 25, of Biddeford, Maine, and Salgado Araujo, 52, of Houston, Texas.

Goodman said the vigil was intended to honor those killed and stand in solidarity with their families.

Fernando Leon, a member of the leadership team of Berkshire Interfaith Organizing, remembers those who have been incarcerated or killed by ICE. Immigration documentation "should not determine a human life," Leon said.

The Associated Press reported that neither man was the intended target of the ICE operations. The AP also reported that Salgado Araujo was “very close” to obtaining legal status in the U.S. and CNN reported that Duran Guerrero had authorization to work in the U.S.

“They were not numbers … they had families, they were fathers, they were friends,” Leon said. “We grieve their loss and reject the dehumanizing language used. They weren’t illegal immigrants, they were part of communities.”

The shootings sparked protests in Houston and Biddeford, and they are among at least 11 deaths linked to immigration enforcement operations during President Donald Trump's current term.

Members of the Songs of Peace and Protest group perform during a vigil on Sunday to remember those who have been incarcerated or killed by ICE.

Pittsfield resident Jeff Turner held an “ICE OUT” poster during the vigil. He said he came to support the cause because he thinks ICE, under the Department of Homeland Security, is “overfunded,” referring to the recently approved $70 billion federal spending package that provides tens of billions of dollars for immigration enforcement over the remainder of Trump's term.

“It doesn’t seem like there is anything that can be done about [the funding], but we can make statements and be in the streets and hopefully someone will hear it,” said Turner, who has stood at Pittsfield’s Thursday Peace Vigil for 22 years.

Sam Smith holds a candle during a vigil on Sunday to remember those who have been incarcerated or killed by ICE.

Organizers also circulated a petition urging Gov. Maura Healey to end Massachusetts' lone 287(g) agreement, which allows the Department of Correction to assist ICE in identifying inmates with immigration detainers before their release.

“Anyone who is getting out of state prison ... if there is an immigration detainer on you, then DOC will notify ICE to allow them the opportunity to get that individual,” Healey said during a February visit to North Adams.

Healey didn’t say if she would immediately end the agreement but noted it was put in place by Gov. Deval Patrick's administration. At the end of that February visit, Leon handed her a petition with more than 400 signatures.

Carol Stein-Payne and Deb Burns sing during Sunday's vigil.

Peace and Protest Singer Carol Stein-Payne, a member of First Congregational Church who organized the vigil, said the recent deaths at the hands of ICE had “many of us feeling shocked and appalled” and that feeling this way shouldn't be confused with being political.

“For people who belong to a church, this is just about morality,” she said.

Community members attend a vigil on Sunday to remember those who have been incarcerated or killed by ICE. “They were not numbers … they had families, they were fathers, they were friends,” Leon said.

Leon called for attendees to continue advocating for ending the state’s agreement with ICE, demanding independent investigations of ICE-related deaths and for a "clearer path" to citizenship for immigrants and DACA residents.

“We owe our community more than sorrow and pain, we owe them protection and solidarity,” he said.

Community members hold candles during a vigil on Sunday to remember those who have been incarcerated or killed by ICE.