US EditionAs hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status
Florida's expanded immigration enforcement includes over 100 local agencies collaborating with federal authorities, increasing risks for undocumented immigrants during hurricane evacuations and shelters.
- Maria, a 50-year-old agricultural worker without legal status in Apopka, Florida, faces danger as a major hurricane approaches her wooden trailer-like home this season.
- Accelerating detentions and deportations under President Trump's expanded immigration enforcement and hundreds of 287 agreements since January increase fear among immigrants in hurricane-prone Florida and Texas.
- Advocates and organizers like Dominique O'Connor report that immigrants distrust shelters due to enforcement risks, forcing hard choices between evacuation and family safety amid unclear suspension of immigration enforcement during disasters.
- Rae Cardenas said Florida policies may deter evacuation by making people unwilling to use roads monitored by police and private security, while local shelters sometimes require IDs and are no longer protected as neutral spaces.
- The overlap of disaster response and immigration enforcement implies immigrants face compounded risks during storms, deepening community vulnerability and complicating efforts to prepare and seek aid safely.
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Hurricanes Strike a New Fear Into America's Migrants
If a major hurricane approaches Central Florida this season, Maria knows it's dangerous to stay inside her wooden, trailerlike home. In past storms, she evacuated to her sister's sturdier house. If she couldn't get there, a shelter set up at the local high school served as a refuge if needed....
Hurricane Season Dilemmas: Safety vs. Deportation Risks for Immigrants
Maria, an immigrant without legal status, faces a dilemma amid hurricane warnings in Central Florida: seek shelter and risk immigration enforcement, or stay in danger. Trump's immigration policies exacerbate fear among immigrants, who distrust even federally managed disaster spaces due to potential collaboration with ICE during emergencies.
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As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status
Immigrants face increased risks this hurricane season due to aggressive immigration enforcement. A Florida agricultural worker fears seeking shelter from storms because of potential encounters with immigration agents.
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