Justice

What the Fear Campaign Against Immigrants Is Doing

Even “secure” households say they’re afraid of interacting with immigration enforcement, limiting their mobility and use of public space.
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The warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement planned to conduct raids in 10 U.S. cities came down on July 11. But no one knew exactly when, or in what numbers.

“Does ICE have the people power to go through all these audits and complete all of these raids?”said Gabriel Morales, an organizer with the New York City-based worker’s rights organization, Brandworkers United. “Who knows?”