Latino Policy & Welfare

Immigration Enforcement Surge and Community Resistance

Immigration Enforcement Surge and Community Resistance

ICE enforcement continues with new developments: ACLU report details 1,200 detention incidents including 214 children targeted, worms in food, family detention horrors; LULAC report confirms court-sanctioned racial profiling driving disproportionate targeting of Latinos; Border Patrol's use of slur 'tonk' and violent mistreatment of U.S. citizens exposed; Reps. Velázquez, Cisneros, Mejia introduce bill to help Latino small businesses during ICE raids with multilingual know-your-rights resources. Ongoing: fatal shooting in Houston sparks LULAC chapter launch; asylum system dismantled; Teton County sheriff's 48-hour hold policy under audit; Zilwaukee arrests; NY Office of Immigrant Trust; state-level resistance; community organizing.

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Updated Jul 31, 2026