Rumors of planned raids by the Border Patrol in the Los Angeles area are running rampant. Last week, the Border Patrol created a frightening environment for Latinos, by conducting arrests of suspected undocumented people, which always means brown people, regardless of status or country of birth. Massive protests have been conducted in Ontario and Pomona, drawing over 10,000 people.
MALDEF is looking for anyone who's been picked up: Were you arrested recently by the U.S. Border Patrol? Or did you know of someone who was? MALDEF is launching an investigation into the conduct of the Border Patrol during recent raids in Southern California. go to MALDEF.
Web coverage of this has been scant, but the Spanish language TV news has reported on it extensively. KVEA, KMEX
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