Posted on 02/11/2025 10:23:59 PM PST by Libloather
President Trump’s immigration crackdown and reports of an impending federal sting operation have sent waves of fear through Los Angeles’ Latino community — and even legal residents are on the lookout for the feds.
Following leaked documents revealing plans for a citywide Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at the end of the month, nervous Central and South Americans have been afraid to shop, use public transportation or drop their kids off at school, local sources told The Post.
Legal residents with prior criminal convictions are also worried about being nabbed and deported, and even those with clean records have been watching their steps, said Lorena Sanchez, the daughter of Mexican immigrants who works for a nonprofit housing organization.
“The overall feeling is that, whether legal or not, everybody is scared,” she said. “Our clients are asking, ‘What if they stop me? I’m on probation.’ You might be detained, or your children, or your neighbors.”
Some are hesitant to ride public transportation or even go to church due to a Trump administration policy allowing immigration agents to raid houses of worship.
Parents are scared to take their kids to school, worried that ICE agents will be waiting in ambush.
“People fear that there is going to be separation of families, and not even the schools are safe spaces,” said Cgicuei Dominguez, a student in a predominantly Latino high school.
“I’m safe, but I have family and close friends who aren’t. Nobody wants to lose and aunt or an uncle,” he added.
As customers stay home, Latino businesses in the City of Angels are feeling the pinch.
“Because of the fear, our store is empty,” said Sandra Tello, a Guatemalan immigrant who co-owns a mariachi costume shop in the historic Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights.
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I wonder if Sandra has any tips on how to survive being an illegal alien down in good ol' Guatemala.
When I lived in Los Angeles I was always scared of the mexicants so there you go.
Fear is a good thing.
Who’s afraid of ICE? Call ICEBusters. 📲☎️💨💨💨💨👻👻🕵️🕵️
They’ll tip you off so 79 people will be gone when the authorities arrive. And judges will put injunctions in place to bottle up the whole thing for 4 years.
The headline is racist, immigration enforcement doesn’t make all black Americans, or all white Americans, or all latino Americans, or all asian Americans worry about themselves but it does probably worry the illegals of any and all races and from any and all countries.
Hi.
The feel good articles just keep coming at break neck speed.
5.56mm
Exactly.
In this case, yes.
Self deport and the fear will vanish. GTFO!
Scared is good. I like scared.
Well said.
I love that the illegal aliens are scared. Now if only they would pull an E.T and go home!
“People with papers might have a criminal record and they’re worried they could get into trouble,”
…uh excuse me?!
As a Cuban immigrant — perhaps legal, perhaps not — how do YOU feel about this?
— ICE
🤣😂🤣
Oh, and the crime rate?
Self deportation is a great option.
Use it.
I lived for a while in a place in SE LA county.
it was predominately illegals and old white people,
Paramount CA.
Nice quiet neighborhood, They did not want to attract police.
I remember the neighborhood kids wearing suits and dresses
as they went to church on Sunday, much the same as when I was a kid.
Illegals I grew up with worked, very hard
just like me.
Problems arose when Democrats started to give “freebies”
to illegals and other races.
The press, along with Democrat pols, are sowing fear in citizens and legal aliens by lying about what ICE is doing.
People fear that there is going to be separation of families,
No, no! You can all go back to old Mexico.
They should leave
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