Latino residents sue ICE over apartment raid
With the context of the recently lauded "largest national crackdown on immigration" in the U.S., which took place last month (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/09/immigration-raids-net-2900-criminals.html), this story depicts a small challenge against the arrest and deportation machinery that is currently targeted at Latinos (both legal and illegal immigrants, as well as citizens). The lack of criminal charges stemming from the raid in question shows how such practices terrorize communities unnecessarily. The implied link between the economic benefit of private businesses and the targets of the raids is alarming. This is a small peek at what the militarization of immigration law enforcement looks like. The lack of respect for rights of due process is blatant.
Peace.
I have to agree with the woman in the article who describes this as "appalling" - that's probably one of the best words to describe this all. I really hope that the residents who are suing receive some retribution for what happened to them. Reading about stories like this makes me kind of sad... it's sad to see that such acts of racism and blatant prejudice that sound like something out of the 60s and the Civil Rights movement are still ongoing today.
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