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A recent study shows that some immigrant families in Michigan remain in constant fear because of the Trump administration’s ICE raids.
The Center for Law and Social Policy(CLASP) found the crackdown has disrupted the lives of immigrants regardless of legal status. Researchers say children and parents are missing doctors’ appointments and other routine activities over concerns that ICE could arrest them.
Elizabeth Gonzalez is an organizer with the Congress of Communities in Southwest Detroit. She says ICE agents showing up at schools and childcare centers affects kids needing educational opportunities. “We depend on our Head Start centers and our Head Start programs. Unfortunately, enrollment has dropped due to parents and children being scared of ice surrounding centers and schools.”
But Gonzalez has a message for the community: “Estamos unidos para proteger a nuestros niños. We are united to protect our children.”
CLASP recommends that lawmakers restore prohibitions against ICE agents operating at schools, houses of worship and hospitals.
