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  • ‘Whom Shall I Fear?’ In South Texas, Two Bakers Face Trump’s Immigration Wrath.

    05/17/2025 4:53:56 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 59 replies
    The New York Times ^ | May 17, 2025Updated 2:01 p.m. ET | Edgar Sandoval
    A raid on Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos heralded the crackdown to come. Ahead of the owners’ trial for “harboring” undocumented workers, the community is seeing the impact of the president’s policies.Most mornings, Leonardo Baez, a father of seven, wakes up hours before sunrise to mix bread dough in the border city of Los Fresnos, Texas. Punishing and laborious work, yes, but owning a beloved bakery has been a lifelong dream of his, he said.It is now in jeopardy.In February, federal agents swooped down on his shop, Abby’s Bakery, detained workers they said were in the country illegally and pressed...
  • Owners of Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos charged with harboring illegal migrants

    02/20/2025 5:01:33 PM PST · by CFW · 31 replies
    Valley Central ^ | 2/20/25 | Alejandra Yañez
    LOS FRESNOS, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The owners of Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos, Texas have been charged with harboring people illegally present in the U.S. and aiding and abetting the harboring, according to a criminal complaint. Leonardo Baez and Nora Alicia Avila-Guel identified themselves to authorities as the owners of Abby’s Bakery and were charged after eight people present in the country illegally were found at their business on Feb. 12. Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos, Texas (Photo taken by Jorge Vela/ValleyCentral) Baez and Avila-Guel admitted that they knew the people were unlawfully present in the country and that they...