Hispanics bracing themselves for more ICE raids - Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois

With rumors flying and fears that last week’s immigration raid in Postville, Iowa, may be only the start of more of the same, the Hispanic community in the Quad-Cities is gearing up to protect itself.

Last Sunday, after the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Davenport, church deacon Julian Gutierrez passed out literature telling the parish’s largely Hispanic congregation what their rights are if they should face questioning by federal authorities about their immigration status.

Olga Sanchez of Moline is helping to organize a similar distribution effort as the Mexican Consulate visits Rock Island County in early June to allow Mexican nationals to apply for passports and identification documents.”*

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