"We do this with heavy hearts but with absolute clarity: our first responsibility is to protect our community, organizers said in a social media post announcing the cancellation. With heightened immigration enforcement on the ground and credible fears of ICE raids in our area, we cannot in good conscience invite our families into a space where they could be at risk."
"The Perris-based TODEC Legal Center, which provides immigration and labor services to migrant farmworkers across the Inland region and Coachella Valley, canceled its Festival Monarca amid continuing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations."
"TODEC's Festival Monarca y Feria Educativa the Monarch Festival and Educational Fair which typically includes a rodeo, cultural arts and education fair, had only been scrapped once during the COVID pandemic in its 40-year history."
Heightened immigration enforcement has led organizers to cancel Latino community events in the Inland Empire to avoid exposing families to ICE raids. The Perris-based TODEC Legal Center canceled its long-running Festival Monarca y Feria Educativa, citing credible fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and prioritizing community protection. The annual cultural festival, which usually features a rodeo, cultural arts and an education fair, had been canceled only once before during the COVID pandemic in its 40-year history. TODEC provides immigration and labor services to migrant farmworkers across the Inland region and Coachella Valley. Local leaders have urged caution amid enforcement activity.
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