Philadelphia Cinco de Mayo parade canceled over Trump immigration crackdown fears

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Source: raw story




March 18, 2017


The annual event attracts about 15,000 attendees, organizers say.


PHILADELPHIA -- Organizers of an annual Cinco de Mayo festival in Philadelphia have canceled this year's celebration over fears of an immigration crackdown, according to a report by NBC10.

El Carnaval de Puebla usually attracts about 15,000 attendees, according to organizers, but recent reports of increased arrests of unauthorized immigrants led planners to cancel because of "the severe conditions affecting the immigrant community," officials told the station.

Reports of immigration raids and rumors of ICE checkpoints and sweeps have spread among immigrant communities nationwide in the last few months.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced this week that it had arrested 248 people in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia in the last two weeks...........................

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/philadelphia-cinco-de-mayo-parade-canceled-over-trump-immigration-crackdown-fears/

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[fountainofyouth]

2. It's not nearly that bad

1930s Germany is about as bad it gets.

It can get much worse than where we are now. It's our job to keep that from happening.

[SunSeeker]

3. Who needs terrorists to instill fear when we have Trump? nt

[iluvtennis]

4. +100 nt

[TomCADem]

5. Trump Has Turned ICE Into His Personal SS

nt

[SunSeeker]

6. Yep. nt

[Solly Mack]

7. No shit. :(

[JI7]

8. st patricks day can be celebrated without such fears

i wonder why

[Aristus]

9. Once again, our melting-pot American culture takes a hit from the blockheaded xenophobes...