Whitewater churches aid bewildered Hispanic community after arrests in Wisconsin

“The 1-year-old boy wouldn’t stop crying. He wanted his mother, and he wasn’t alone.

The toddler is one of many in Whitewater’s Hispanic community who kissed their mothers goodbye the morning of Aug. 8 and haven’t seen them since. The women went to work and didn’t return.

The women were among 25 illegal immigrants who were arrested by local and federal authorities at Star Packaging, 960 E. Milwaukee St. The workers will be deported to Mexico, said Gail Montenegro, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokeswoman.”

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