ICE Raids Force Immigrant Families Into Lockdown Across US
What Happened Across major U.S. cities, immigrant communities are experiencing widespread fear and isolation as ICE conducts immigration enforcement operations. In Los Angeles, car wash workers are sheltering at home after repeated raids at their workplaces, according to Flor Melendrez, executive director of the CLEAN Carwash Worker Center. “Family members, they’re just asking them: stay home,” Melendrez said. “It’s not safe out there.” In Minneapolis, pediatrician Dr. Bryan Fate reports an “eerie calm” in his waiting rooms as families skip routine medical checkups for their children.