"'Eddie' is Latino. He is not undocumented, he is a US citizen. But he is afraid to go out in case he gets 'racially profiled and pulled over... or just grabbed' Shortly before 11am on Tuesday, Eddie received a text message from his supervisor at the restaurant where he waits tables, in a small town in upstate New York. He had a shift later that day, and was having a quiet morning."
"The supervisor had received a text from a friend at another restaurant saying the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) had "taken someone" in the nearby town of Hudson. Information was scarce. "It sounds like it just happened. They are in that area", the message read."
Eddie is Latino and a United States citizen who fears going outside because he worries about racial profiling, being pulled over, or being seized. On a Tuesday morning he received a text from his restaurant supervisor warning of ICE activity nearby after a friend reported agents had "taken someone" in Hudson. Information about the incident was scarce, and the supervisor's message said agents appeared to be in the area. Eddie had a shift later that day and felt anxious about working while enforcement activity was reported nearby.
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