Far beyond President Trump’s promises to remove criminal migrants from America, detentions and deportations have struck legal residents, visa holders and tourists.
Feb 7 | Speakers discuss how immigrants can protect themselves when ICE agents show up at homes, workplaces, and even schools. They will also discuss immigrants’ rights while in ICE detention.
API leaders say the raids call for solidarity among Atlanta's immigrant population. “We have to realize at any point this could shift to other communities.”
The raids, a preview of the mass deportations that were a hallmark of Trump’s presidential campaign, have sent a chill across communities in the region.