The closure of Abby's Bakery in Los Fresnos, Texas, shocked locals after Homeland Security arrested owners Leonardo Baez and Nora Avila-Guel. Known for fostering community ties, the couple, despite being legal U.S. residents, faced serious charges of harboring undocumented immigrants, diverging from the commonly targeted criminals. This incident reflects the complex public sentiment in a predominantly Hispanic area regarding immigration enforcement, particularly as local attitudes might not align with broader political narratives favoring strict immigration control.
The reaction in the town of 8,500 residents may show the limits of support for President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in a majority Hispanic region.
Baez and Avila-Guel, a Mexican couple who are legal U.S. permanent residents, could lose everything after being accused of concealing and harboring immigrants.
Residents of Los Fresnos were shocked. Abby's Bakery doesn't employ violent criminals, and Baez and Avila-Guel are not the people called the 'worst of the worst'.
Esteban Rodriguez, a customer, expressed disbelief, stating that the bakery owners 'didn't have nowhere to go, instead of them being on the streets.'
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