Rumors of a federal crackdown on illegal immigrants in the Madison area spun out of control Sunday, causing fear and panic in the Hispanic community and keeping many children out of school today.Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said that Mario Mendoza, a Spanish-speaking aide, was preparing a statement for Spanish-language media. "There's no truth to the rumors," Cieslewicz said. "People should just go about their normal daily lives." "We don't know how it started, but it ran like wildfire in the Latino community," said Luis Montoto, program director for La Movida radio, the area's only Spanish-language station.School officials reported absences this morning...
