As US steps up deportation, fear among migrants grows

January 8, 2016

More than 120 people have been rounded up by ICE in recent weeks, mostly in Georgia, Texas and North Carolina

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As US steps up deportation, fear among migrants grows

Six weeks after her sister Dominga was detained by authorities from Immigration And Customs Enforcement, Doris Rivas found them at her doorstep in Atlanta again — this time to take Dominga’s two sons. Dominga is among more than 120 people rounded up by ICE in recent weeks, mostly in Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina. In this America Tonight excerpt, Lori Jane Gliha speaks with Doris, Dominga and an immigration attorney who says fear continues to spread in the Latin American community as the U.S. steps up its efforts to deport migrants.


 

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