Latino festival canceled by Iowa organizers out of fear of mass ICE deportations

Latino Festival in Washington, Iowa cancelled due to “current circumstances”

The Latino Festival in Washington, Iowa, has been cancelled.

Washington Latino Festival canceled over fears of ICE raids

Iowa's annual Latino Heritage Festival is being called off this year.Latinos for Washington is the group in charge of the event.Organizers said there are a lot

Latino festival canceled by Iowa organizers out of fear of mass ICE deportations

Organizers in a small town in southeast Iowa canceled their annual Latino festival out of fear of a possible mass deportation sting.

In the midst of the increase in arrests being made by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) in the United States to align itself with President Donald Trump’s massive deportation agenda, it is important to know who is being expelled. According to the agency’s official website, immigration arrest warrants, and consequently deportation, occur after establishing a probable cause for believing that an alien is deportable and poses a …

Can fear of being deported affect a child’s education? In Chicago, many parents say yes. A research analysis of the Chicago Tribune reveals how President Trump’s immigration policies are impacting school attendance. During the early days of President Trump’s new government, what was lived in a school in La Villita was fear and uncertainty. Something that, according to the Chicago Tribune, left some halls almost empty.