Since President Trump took office, ICE agents have intensified their enforcement actions in immigrant communities, including aggressive patrolling near schools and making unexpected arrests. Recent incidents include armed agents confronting young baseball players in Riverside Park and threatening their coach, Youman Wilder. Wilder runs the Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy, a supportive program that admits kids without tryouts and charges no minimum fee. His approach has produced numerous college baseball players and professionals, emphasizing inclusivity and support for those who may not excel in traditional settings.
Masked and armed ICE agents descended on a baseball field in Riverside Park, questioning eleven- to fourteen-year-olds after a batting practice, threatening with arrest their coach, Youman Wilder.
Youman Wilder has run the Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy for twenty-one years, taking players who got cut and emphasizing access over excellence, with no minimum fee.
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