immigration enforcement

Return of immigration raids brings fear to ‘Mexican capital of the Midwest’

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Return of immigration raids brings fear to ‘Mexican capital of the Midwest’

By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Allyson Lopez hoped business would pick up at her dress shop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, which specializes in ball gowns for Quinceaneras, a coming-of-age rite of passage in many Latino communities that celebrate a girl’s 15th birthday. Instead, this week brought the return of federal immigration … Read more

Records reviewed by AP detail online surveillance, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

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Records reviewed by AP detail online surveillance, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and federal authorities are closely monitoring online criticism and demonstrations against an immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats against agents while compiling regular updates on public “sentiment” around the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press. The intelligence gathering … Read more