Fear of ICE raids mars Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations

Perris Latino festival is canceled amid ‘scary times for immigrants’

As Hispanic Heritage Month approaches, some Latino community events in the Inland Empire are being canceled because of fears about immigration enforcement. The Perris-based TODEC Legal Center, which provides immigration and labor services to migrant farmworkers across the Inland region and Coachella Valley, canceled its Festival Monarca amid continuing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. “We do this with heavy hearts but with absolut…

Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with celebration in downtown

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off with performances at the Murphy Performance Center. The performances included music and dancing honoring Hispanic heritage and culture. Manny Campos, the President of the Hispanic Heritage Board, talked about the importance of Hispanic Heritage Month. "Hispanic heritage, although celebrated from September 15 through October 15, but as we stated tod…

Fear of ICE raids mars Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Fears of immigration raids are prompting communities across the U.S. to cancel or scale down Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. Organizers in Oregon called off the Latino Fest scheduled for September and moved a Mexican Independence celebration to an online-only format, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. The Fiesta del Rio in Massachusetts was canceled due to a recent crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Cu…